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Jordan cautions UN on situation in Palestinian territories New York (Petra) — HRH Prince Zeid Ben Raed, Jordan's permanent representative to the UN, has reiterated Jordan's support for Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian people in their endeavour to attain their legitimate rights and establish an independent state on their national soil with Jerusalem as its capital. In an address to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Prince Zeid said Israel's aggression on the Palestinian people, the PNA and its institutions and infrastructure only succeed in further deteriorating the situation. Jordan was granted permission by the 15-member Security Council, to address the group during an open debate on the Middle East. He said measures such as targeted assassinations, house demolitions and economic and physical blockades of Palestinian cities and villages, all flagrant breaches of signed agreements and international law, will not provide safety and security to the Israeli government and the people of Israel. Prince Zeid also denounced the killing of civilians on both sides, adding that solving the conflict should be based on the idea of peaceful coexistence between the Palestinians and Israelis. In his address, Prince Zeid reiterated Jordan's support for a recent Saudi peace proposal. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah proposed the establishment of full diplomatic ties between Arab states and Israel if Israel withdraws from lands it has occupied since the 1967 Middle East War. Prince Zeid urged the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities and demand that Israel immediately and fully withdraw from the PNA areas it has reoccupied and provide protection to the Palestinian people in accordance with Security Council resolutions and the 1949 Geneva Convention for the protection of civilians under occupation. This article was published at the Jordan Times Newspaper.
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