Topic: Countering the Threat Posed by Improvised Explosive Devices
Country: Palestine
Delegate Name: Noah Sklar
School: Roeper School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Palestine position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Palestine does not support the use of improvised explosives. While Palestine acknowledges that it and some of its allies have used such devices in the past against neighboring nations, we do not use or support the use of such devices today. This committee must recognize that improvised explosive devices are often the weapon of non-national groups who do not have their own military, and are seeking to challenge the military or armed occupation of their lands. The Palestinian Authority and the Fatah Party condemn the use of such explosives, and have signed a treaty with our neighbors prohibiting the use of IEDs. IED’s very often are often used like land mines, which are currently banned by a previous UN Treaty. If the world community has banned landmines, should we not also ban IED’s? Regarding other dangerous explosives, the Palestinian Authority stresses that cluster bombs are far more deadly than IEDs. In raising this point, we hope that the UN Security Council will bring into compliance all member nations which are in violation of the treaty to ban cluster bombs. The Palestinian Authority that believes IEDs are unsafe for both the community, individual, civilians, and soldiers alike. It is our belief that during these times, with wars in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, we must prevent the use of these both improvised explosive devices and cluster bombs in such wars. The nation of Palestine believes that the international community must deal with IEDs in a clear and forthright manner. Palestine also calls on the international community to reduce the overall violence caused by IEDs.
