Palestinian UN Ambassador: 'There Is No Force On Earth That Can Eliminate The Palestinian People'

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During a press briefing on Tuesday, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour was asked about a UN conference on a two-state solution.

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00:00I'll say no to you.

00:01One question.

00:03During the high-level conference of the Two-State Solution,

00:07France and Saudi Arabia asked all countries to sign the declaration going to their mission.

00:14I would like to know if you have any count on that,

00:17and what can we expect for the General Assembly?

00:21You're asking the wrong person.

00:22You have to ask France and Saudi Arabia.

00:25But in my speech in the Security Council yesterday,

00:29I mean, Sunday, and we say it in front of everyone.

00:33We urge everyone, those who have not sent messages to France and to Saudi Arabia,

00:40declaring that they are joining and approving the declaration and the annex to do so.

00:46I think that by September, we hope that we will be having more than 100 additional countries

00:53than the maybe 30 or 40 that have signed this declaration so far.

01:01We need to make that the blueprint of the global consensus of the international community

01:08on the alternative plan.

01:10It is not our destiny.

01:11It is not the destiny of the Palestinian people to have an eternal conflict with Israel

01:17and to keep losing thousands of our children and women and our people

01:23in the hand of this war machine by Israel.

01:27It is our duty to convince everyone that there is another alternative,

01:32the alternative of immediate ceasefire.

01:35As we see the millions, the hundreds of millions in all capitals are saying

01:40they want to save the lives of the Palestinian people, ceasefire now.

01:45That's their cry.

01:47And the leaders who are not yet convinced of that message should listen to everyone.

01:55We should stop the fighting.

01:57We should stop the killing of the Palestinian people

01:59and then get to the business of ending this illegal occupation

02:03and allow the Palestinian people to enjoy freedom and dignity

02:07in their own independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

02:11It's not easy.

02:12It is difficult.

02:13But that is the correct path.

02:15That is the moral path.

02:17That is the legal path.

02:18And we need everyone to contribute in their own way, including journalists.

02:24As my brother, you know, Tariq said, as you tell us what we are doing,

02:31and that is a legitimate question you ask us,

02:34we are also telling you, tell the story of the Palestinian people.

02:37Tell about the crimes in which more than 270 journalists were killed

02:43trying to tell the story of our people in the Gaza Strip.

02:47And more than 400 individuals from humanitarians, brave ones,

02:53most of them from UNRWA, who gave their lives trying to distribute humanitarian assistance

03:01to Palestinians who are in need, especially children of these humanitarian assistance.

03:07We all need to do our share of fighting for justice for the Palestinian people

03:13and fighting against this criminal genocidal regime in Israel

03:18who thinks that they can eliminate the Palestinian people.

03:22There is no force on earth that can eliminate the Palestinian people.

03:27And we are entrenched to our land, and we will put, with the help of everyone,

03:33an end to this tragedy and enjoy freedom and dignity

03:37when we exercise our right to self-determination.

03:40Again, I thank you very much for being with us today,

03:43and I want to thank my colleagues, the OIC, the Arab Group,

03:47the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people,

03:51and we will meet with you as often as needed.

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