00:04In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful, Excellency Dr. Khalil Ar-Rahman,
00:10President of the General Assembly, Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of
00:18the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads and Members of Delegations, for the second consecutive
00:26year, the Palestinian delegation was denied the entry visas required to reach New York
00:36and participate in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly in person.
00:44We reject these unlawful, punitive measures, and we reject the accusations and justifications
00:53on which they were based.
00:57We affirm that we have fulfilled our obligations, carried out a comprehensive national reform
01:04program, and upheld our commitment to international law, to shunning violence and terrorism, and
01:15to the two-state solution, and to peace on the basis of resolutions of international legitimacy.
01:24We also affirm that the Palestinian people and its leadership should not be punished for
01:32demanding an end for the occupation, or for turning to the UN, the International Court of
01:40Justice, and the International Criminal Court.
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