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Israel
This position paper is the position of your country in the 6061 st meeting in the Security Council
about the situation in Israel and Palestine. Your position is however open to change, if you feel you
can agree on less strong statements in a resolution. It is however necessary to understand what
other countries mean by their statements, so you are sure that the statements, you are agreeing
upon, are not compromising your own.
As Israel is NOT part of the Security Council, Israel is only present because you have been invited
by members of the Security Council. This also means that Israel does not have the right to vote,
when there are resolutions and other matters on the table to be voted about.
It is your task to make a 1 minute opening speech based on your positions given in this paper. The
final part of this document contains a speech held in the Security Council and this speech can give
you an idea to how you should make your opening speech.
Do this during session: When you are making a speech of some kind – aggressively attack the
sovereignty (suverænitet) of Libya or make some bad personal remark.
Facts about Israel
Since its foundation, Israel's boundaries and even the state's very right to exist have been subject to
dispute, especially among its Arab neighbours. However, Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt
and Jordan, and efforts are being made to reach a permanent accord with the Palestinians. It borders
Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and
contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. The West Bank and Gaza
Strip are also adjacent (støder op til). With a population of about 7.28 million, the majority of
whom are Jews, Israel is the world's only Jewish state. It is also home to Arab Muslims, Christians,
Druze, and Samaritans, as well as other religious and ethnic minority groups.
General position
As one of the two main players in this conflict there can be no doubt that Israel naturally sees their
own actions as acceptable. Israel is protecting its population from the incessant (uophørlig) barrage
(byger) of rocket and mortar shell fire. Israel is compelled to resort to a military operation since the
escalation (optrapning) of Hama attacks against Israel. The targets of the Israeli operation are the
terrorists and their infrastructure alone. Israel is not in war with the Palestinian population but with
Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza. Israel's acceptance into the United Nations in 1949 was
explicitly conditioned on its willingness to implement UN Resolution 194.
Israel’s relations to other SC members
Israel has very good relations with the US and the US backs Israel in most of its opinions.
Furthermore, Israel has good relations to China and Russia (they are trading partners of military
goods). Israel has no ties at all to Libya. It is important that other countries consult Israel before
they introduce and agree upon a resolution, since Israel is one of the main parties in the conflict.
Israel’s stance on the subjects under discussion
Point 1: Ceasefire