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STORY: UN / SECURITY COUNCIL PALESTINE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /FRENCH /ARABIC /NATS
DATELINE: 30 DECEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
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1. Wide shot, external of UNHQ
30 DECEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council Chamber
3. UPSOUND (French) Mahmat Zene Cherif, Security Council President and the Permanent Representative of Chad to the UN:
“…raise your hand.”
4. Pan right, over Security Council voting
5. Close up, US representative
6. UPSOUND (French) Mahmat Zene Cherif, Security Council President and the Permanent Representative of Chad to the UN:
“Those against?”
7. Close up, US representative
8. UPSOUND (French) Mahmat Zene Cherif, Security Council President and the Permanent Representative of Chad to the UN:
“Eight votes for, two against, five abstentions. The resolution was not adopted since it didn’t received enough votes”
9. Close up, Palestinian representative
10. Med shot, Chamber
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dina Kawar, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN:
“The fact that this draft resolution was not adopted will not at prevent us from proceeding to push the international community, specifically the United Nations towards affective involvement to achieving the resolution to this conflict.”
12. Wide shot, Chamber
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN:
“The Security Council resolution put before us today is not one of those constructive steps. It would undermine efforts to get back the atmosphere to makes it possible to achieve two states for two peoples. Regrettably, instead of giving voice to aspirations of both Palestinians and Israelis, this text addresses concerns of only one side. It is deeply imbalanced and contains many elements that are not conducive to negotiations between parties including unconstructive deadlines and takes no account of Israel’s legitimate security concerns.”
14. Wide shot, Chamber
The UN Security Council today rejected a resolution that was aimed at ending the Israeli control of the Occupied Palestinian Territories by 2017.
The vote was eight in favour, two -- the United States and Australia – against, and five abstentions.
The resolution, introduced on behalf of the 22- member Arab Group by Council member Jordan, called for “a full phased withdrawal of the Israeli occupying forces, which will end the occupation that began in 1967 over an agreed transition period in a reasonable timeframe, not to exceed the end of 2017.”
The resolution said the council “affirms the urgent need to attain, no later than 12 months after the adoption of this resolution, a just, lasting and comprehensive peaceful solution that brings to an end the Israeli occupation since 1967 and fulfils the vision of two, independent, democratic and prosperous states, Israel and as sovereign, contiguous and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within mutually and internationally recognized borders.”
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the resolution would “undermine” efforts to achieve a two state solution, and “addresses the needs of only one side.” She said peace must be achieved at the negotiation table.
Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar said, “The fact that this draft resolution was not adopted will not at prevent us from proceeding to push the international community, specifically the United Nations towards affective involvement to achieving the resolution to this conflict.”
In a series of meetings this week the Arab Group adjusted the wording on the future of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements and on the issue of prisoner, but left much of the text intact.
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