President Shimon Peres שמעון פרס met this morning with United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon at the Presidents Residence in Jerusalem. President Peres issued a call to the UN Human Rights Council and said, I call upon the council to condemn terrorism, especially of Hamas, in the strongest terms. Standing for human rights for all and standing against terrorism are one and the same. We reject the idea of appointing a committee to decide who is right and who is wrong. Terror is a danger to the world and the fight against it is global. No country will be immune to the threat of terror if we dont fight it together. President Peres criticized Qatars funding of terrorism and said, Qatar does not have the right to send money for rockets and tunnels which are fired at innocent civilians. Their funding of terror the must stop. If they want to build then they should, but they must not be allowed to destroy. President Peres also addressed the suspension of flights to Israel and said, I regret that airlines have suspended flights. The real answer is not to stop flights but to stop the rockets. If airlines will submit to terror then they invite more rocket fire and a greater danger not just here, but across the world. Secretary General Ki-moon talked about being ‘compelled to visit Israel once again on an urgent mission’: “This is my third such urgent mission during the last five years. The violence must stop now and we must immediately start dialogue which addressed all the root causes which have already been identified, discussed and negotiated for a long time. I know there is rockets continue to threaten Israeli civilians and disrupt normal life. I have repeatedly condemned it and will continue to do so. There is a deep pain and anguish at the loss among Palestinians. As Secretary-General of the United Nations I will not be silent in the face of this tragedy.” He continued to equate the situations on both sides. -Tazpit News Agency
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:15:22 +0000
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