Swedish Statement at the UN Security Council Briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question
(WorldNews Sweden)

Thank you, Madam President, and thank you very much Special Coordinator Mladenov for your clear briefing today and also your reminder of the urgency and the volatility of the situation on the ground and in the region. Madam President, Last week, it was 25 years since the historic Oslo Accords were signed and we need to have a serious and frank discussion about the obstacles to peace and the threats to the two-state solution, which represents the international consensus. I want to address three elements of resolution 2334: settlements, violence and differentiation. The Israeli settlement policy continues unabatedly despite repeated international condemnations. Over the reporting period, the...