Israel Quotes by Kofi Annan

17 Israel quotes by Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan’s 17 statements on Israel echo his lifelong commitment to peace and multilateral dialogue, offering a seasoned diplomatic perspective.

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The invasion and occupation of Iraq is illegal.

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The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.

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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from…

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Remembering is a necessary rebuke to those who say the Holocaust never happened or has been exaggerated.

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These divisions in the international community - the Syrians bear quite a lot of the blame, but we have enabled it by…

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I think the US and UK thought if they gave a bit more time to Israel, they would crush Hezbollah. But it…

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Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.

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By signing the Oslo accords in 1993 he took a giant step towards the realization of this vision. It is tragic that…

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I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation…

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We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is…

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Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution…

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You will recall that for months after 9/11, there was incredible support and sympathy for the US. I really hoped and wished…

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The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to…

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Most people forget that even in Iraq, by the time the air and no-fly zone was established, the air defence system had…

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There can be no doubt that these attacks are deliberate acts of terrorism, carefully planned and coordinated and as such I condemn…

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Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in Europe they were the target of the…

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The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the…

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Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit…

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In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At…

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I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.

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Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the…

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As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them.

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Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free…

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The young and dynamic and idealistic people in the square do not have the chance to organise themselves politically, to be able to follow…

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