{"id":236242,"date":"2020-06-04T08:17:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T12:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=236242"},"modified":"2020-06-24T15:11:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:11:41","slug":"united-nations-forum-on-the-question-of-palestine-threats-of-annexation-and-the-prospects-for-peace-4-june-2020-united-nations-headquarters-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/united-nations-forum-on-the-question-of-palestine-threats-of-annexation-and-the-prospects-for-peace-4-june-2020-united-nations-headquarters-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Forum \u201cThe Question of Palestine: Threats of Annexation and the Prospects for Peace\u201d, 4 June 2020, United Nations Headquarters, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0<\/span>UN\u00a0<\/span>Palestinian\u00a0<\/span>Rights Committee<\/span><\/a> held <\/span>the United Nations Forum\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>The Question of Palestine: Threats of Annexation and the Prospects for Peace\u201d\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>4 June<\/span><\/b>\u00a02020 from\u00a0<\/span><\/b>10<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b>0<\/span><\/b>0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>a<\/span><\/b>.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>to\u00a0<\/span><\/b>11.30<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>a<\/span><\/b>.m. (New\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Y<\/span><\/b>ork<\/span><\/b> Time)<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three prominent speakers\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Ms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Hanan\u00a0Ashrawi, Member of the PLO Executive Committee<\/span>\u00a0and former member of the Palestinian\u00a0<\/span>team<\/span>\u00a0in the Middle East Peace Process<\/span>; Mr.\u00a0<\/span>Yossi\u00a0Beilin<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Former Israeli Cabinet Minister<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>participant in the 1993 Oslo Accord negotiations<\/span>; Mr.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>James Zogby<\/span>, Founder and President of the Arab American Institute \u2013 <\/span>outlined prevailing challenges and formulated recommendations to overcome the current political impasse for salvaging peace prospects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through raising awareness with international audiences \u2013 Member States, civil society and media \u2013 about the imminent threat posed by Israel\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>annexation\u00a0<\/span>plans<\/span>,<\/span> the Forum <\/span>helped<\/span>\u00a0raise awareness of these illegal plans and their dangerous repercussions if implemented, to mobilize\u00a0<\/span>these audiences<\/span>\u00a0to prevent Israeli annexation of areas in the occupied West Bank, and to\u00a0\u00a0 identify possible\u00a0<\/span>options<\/span>\u00a0for a way forward.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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