Topic: Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories
Country: Iraq
Delegate Name: McKenna Kluemper
School: Fishers High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Iraq position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
For the past forty-six years, since the Six-Day War, Israel has been occupying areas in the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. These areas were taken during the Six-Day War, and many are still being held from the rightful owners today. By stealing these lands, Israel has taken what many Palestinian people need to survive. The Palestinian farmers that had their land stolen cannot properly provide what they otherwise could if they were able to use all of their rightful resources. The Palestinian people cannot get the proper food and other necessities that they need. These harmful actions must not be allowed to continue, and steps must be taken to ensure that not only the lands taken get returned to their proper owner, but also that these events will not happen again in the future.
Iraq firmly believes that none of this would have occurred, had the international community supported the Palestinian people in their attempts to protect their land and livelihoods. Though the United Nations Human Rights Council investigated and showed a negative impact on the surrounding Palestinian communities, nothing has been done to fix those negative impacts. By simply ignoring the problems facing the Palestinian people, the international community has given the impression of indifference and dismissive coldness that seems to tell the occupying countries that forcing people out of their homes is acceptable. As the United Nations is a peaceful organization, we know that is simply not permitted, in order to maintain human rights. Iraq is in full support of removing all trespassing countries, along with returning the land to it rightful landowners. This must be upheld and watched to be sure that the land remains with the correct people, and is not retaken in short time.
The job of the United Nations is to uphold the basic rights of all people. Currently in Palestine, Israeli people have striped farmers from their land and homes. This is a violation of human rights; therefore it cannot be allowed to continue. To ensure safety and human rights for all people, this committee must develop a way to return all land without causing further conflict, as well as provide the suffering people of Palestine with a means to protect themselves from further harm. A resolution passed must have a short-term solution to stop the further settling of Israeli people on the Palestinian land, as well as a long-term solution that returns the stolen land. There cannot be justice until the Palestinian people have their land and are able to attend to their own needs without fear of another attack from Israel. These Palestinian people must be returned their homes, so that they can attempt to rebuild their lives around what they had come to depend on.
