At a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the situation in the Middle East
, the Permanent Representative of the United States
says the US vision for addressing the conflict is “a viable State of Palestine living alongside the State of Israel in peace and security,” restating the goal set out in the 1993 Oslo Agreement
. Marwan Jilani
, Permanent Observer for Palestine to the UN, warns the Security Council that the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories is deteriorating dramatically as a result of Israeli military assaults against the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Authority
. The Council meeting comes a day before Israel launches Operation Colorful Journey
(27 February–19 March), followed days later by Israel’s massive Operation Defensive Shield
(29 March–3 May 2002).
