ລັດຖະບານປະທານາທິບໍດີ ດໍໂນລ ທຣໍາ ໄດ້ວີໂຕ້ມະຕິສະຫະປະຊາຊາດເປັນເທື່ອທຳ
ອິດໃນວັນຈັນວານນີ້ ກີດກັ້ນມະຕິສະພາຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ທີ່ປະຕິເສດການຕັດສິນໃຈ
ຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ເພື່ອຮັບຮູ້ເຢຣູຊາແລັມ ວ່າເປັນນະຄອນຫລວງຂອງອິສຣາແອລ ແລະ
ຈະຍ້າຍສະຖານທູດໄປຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ.
ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດ ສຫຣ ທ່ານນາງນິກກີ ເຮລີ ກ່າວຕໍ່ສະມາຊິກສະພາວ່າ “ສະຫະ
ລັດຈະບໍ່ໃຫ້ບອກໂດຍປະເທດໃດວ່າ ເຮົາຈະຕັ້ງສະຖານທູດຢູ່ບ່ອນໃດ.”
ສະຫະລັດໄດ້ຖືກປ່ອຍໃຫ້ຢູ່ໂດດດ່ຽວຈາກການລົງຄະແນນສຽງ ດ້ວຍສະມາຊິກ 14
ປະເທດອື່ນໆ ລົງຄະແນນສຽງເຫັນພ້ອມກັບເນື້ອໃນດັ່ງກ່າວ. ຮ່າງຍັດຕິນີ້ ບໍ່ໄດ້ເນັ້ນ
ໜັກເຖິງການປະກາດຂອງສະຫະລັດ ແຕ່ໃຫ່້ຂໍ້ສັງເກດວ່າ “ເສົ້າສະລົດໃຈທີ່ສຸດ ຕໍ່
ການຕັດສິນໃຈຫວ່າງມໍ່ໆມານີ້ ໃນຄວາມເປັນຫ່ວງກ່ຽວກັບຖານະຂອງ ເຈລູຊາແລັມ
ຫລືສ່ວນປະກອບພື້ນທີ່ ແລະການປະຕິບັດຊຶ່ງປາກົດວ່າ ໄດ້ດັດແປງ ປະຕິກິລິຍາຖາ
ນະ ຫລືສ່ວນປະກອບພື້ນທີ່ ຂອງເມືອງສັກສິດຂອງເຈຣູຊາແລັມ ທີ່ບໍ່ມີຜົນກະທົບດ້ານ
ກົດໝາຍ ລົບລ້າງ ແລະຫລີກຫລ່ຽງ ແລະຕ້ອງລົບລ້າງ.”
ທ່ານນາງເຮລີ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ຂໍ້ສັງເກດວ່າ ເປັນເທື່ອທຳອິດໃນຫລາຍກວ່າຫົກປີ ທີ່ສະຫະລັດ
ໄດ້ໃຊ້ການຢັບຢັ້ງ ຫຼືວີໂຕ້ນີ້.
ທ່ານນາງກ່າວວ່າ “ພວກເຮົາປະຕິບັດທີ່ບໍ່ມີຄວາມມ່ວນຊື່ນ ແຕ່ພວກເຮົາກໍຕ້ອງໄດ້
ປະຕິບັດດ້ວຍຄວາມບໍ່ຫລັ່ງເລໃຈ. ຄວາມຈິງທີ່ການຢັບຢັ້ງກຳລັງເສັດສິ້ນໃນການ
ປ້ອງກັນອະທິປະໄຕຂອງສະຫະລັດ ແລະບົດບາດດຳເນີນສັນຕິພາບຢູ່ໃນຕາເວັນ
ອອກກາງ ບໍ່ແມ່ນແຫລ່ງຂອງຄວາມລະອາຍໃຈຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ມັນຕ້ອງແມ່ນສ່ວນ
ທີ່ເຫລືອສຳລັບສະພາຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ.” ທ່ານນາງກ່າວວ່າ ການຕັດສິນໃຈຂອງປະທາ
ນາທິບໍດີດໍໂນລ ທຣໍາ ບໍ່ໄດ້ຂັດແຍ້ງກັບມະຕິຂອງສະພາຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ທີ່ບົງການກົດ
ໝາຍສາກົນ ແລະກັບຄືນໄປຫາ
ຫລາຍໆທົດສະວັດ. ທ່ານນາງເຮລີ ໄດ້ເນັ້ນໜັກວ່າ ລັດຖະບານສະໜັບສະໜູນຖານະ
ພົວພັນປັດຈຸບັນ ສະຖານທີ່ສັກສິດຂອງເມືອງແລະຈະໃຫ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນມະຕິ
ສອງປະເທດ ຖ້າຫາກວ່າສອງພັກຝ່າຍຕ້ອງການ.
ທ່ານນາງເຮລີ ກ່າວວ່າ “ເປັນການເສົ້າສະຫລົດໃຈທີ່ສຸດ ທີ່ຈຳນວນນຶ່ງກຳລັງພະຍາ
ຍາມປ່ຽນແປງໜ້າທີ່ຂອງປະທານາທິບໍດີເພື່ອຮັບໃຊ້ລາຍການຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ.” ທ່ານ
ນາງກ່າວເພີ້ມອີກວ່າສະຫະລັດ ໄດ້ມີ “ຄວາມກ້າຫານ ແລະຊື່ສັດເພື່ອຮັບຮູ້ພື້ນຖານ
ຄວາມຈິງ” ທີ່ເຈຣູຊາແລັມເປັນນະຄອນຫລວງ ແລະເປັນທີ່ຕັ້ງລັດຖະບານສະໄໝ
ໃໝ່ຂອງອິສຣາແອລ.
ຂໍ້ຄວາມໄດ້ວາງອອກ ເດີນໄປໜ້າໂດຍສະມາຊິກສະພາອີຈິບ ຊອກຫາການຢືນຢັນ
ຮ່າງຍັດຕິຕອນຕົ້ນ ທີ່ນຳພາຖານະພິເສດຂອງເມືອງ ທີ່ເປັນເມືອງສັກສິດຂອງຊາວ
ຢີວ ມຸສລິມ ແລະຄຣິສ ແລະປ່ອຍໃຫ້ເປັນບັນຫາສຸດທ້າຍເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂຜ່ານການເຈ
ລະຈາກັນ.
The Trump administration wielded its first U.N. veto Monday, blocking a Security Council resolution that rejected the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.
"The United States will not be told by any country where we can put our embassy," Ambassador Nikki Haley told council members.
The U.S. was isolated in the vote, with the other 14 members voting in favor of the text.
The draft resolution did not specifically mention the U.S. announcement, but noted its "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem." It also said, "Any decision and actions which purport to have altered the character, status, or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded."
Haley noted that it is the first time in more than six years that the United States has used its veto.
"We do it with no joy, but we do it with no reluctance," she said. "The fact that this veto is being done in defense of U.S. sovereignty and role in the Middle East peace process is not a source of embarrassment to us; it should be to the remainder of the Security Council."
She said President Donald Trump's decision does not contradict existing Security Council resolutions, which constitute international law and date back decades. Haley emphasized that the administration supports the status quo of the city's holy sites and will support a two-state solution if that is what the parties want.
"It is highly regrettable that some are trying to distort the president's position to serve their own agendas," Haley said. She added that the U.S. had the "courage and honesty to recognize a fundamental reality" that Jerusalem is the capital and seat of the modern Israeli government.
The text, put forward by council member Egypt, sought to reaffirm earlier resolutions that conveyed a special status on the city, which is holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, and leaves it as a final status issue to be resolved through negotiations.
Egyptian Ambassador Amr Aboulatta, whose delegation drafted the text, warned of repercussions of the U.S. decision and declared that the move would have no legal effect on Jerusalem's final status.
"Al Quds is one of the final status issues, which must be settled through peaceful negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis," Aboulatta said, referring to Jerusalem by its Arabic name. "Any attempt at changing the facts on the ground in Jerusalem is considered one of the illegal, unilateral measures that will have no legal impact whatsoever, since it comes in violation of international law," he added.
"Because of its unmatched symbolic and emotional dimension, Jerusalem is the key to peace between Israelis and Palestinians," French Ambassador François Delattre told reporters. "Without an agreement on Jerusalem, there will be no peace accord. This is why an agreement on Jerusalem can only be decided by the parties themselves, with the support of the community of nations, and not by the unilateral decision of a third country that would bring us back one century ago," he added.
While Britain's envoy reiterated his government's disagreement with the Trump administration's decision, he said the U.S. would still continue to play an extremely important role in the search for peace.
"We commend President Trump for his efforts and energy in that direction, and we call on the U.S. administration to put forward concrete details, proposals, as soon as possible to take that process forward," Ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters.
Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour denounced the U.S. decision as "provocative," "reckless and dangerous," and said a veto could not negate the legality of existing Security Council resolutions.
"This U.S. decision will have no legal effect that will alter the character and the status of Jerusalem," Mansour told the council. "This resolution affects the status of the U.S. as a peace broker and actually stresses its bias and undermines its role in any future peace process," he added.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki told reporters in the region that he would seek support from the U.N. General Assembly if the U.S. vetoed the text.
Israel's envoy, Danny Danon, welcomed what he called the "courageous stance" of President Trump in recognizing Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
"They can vote on this issue again and again and again," Ambassador Danon told reporters of the Security Council. "Even a hundred more times; but it will never change the fact that Jerusalem is, has been, and always will be the eternal capital of Israel."
Shift in US policy
Randolph-Macon College history professor Michael Fischbach told VOA that Trump's decision overturned decades of U.S. policy as well as what had been "global consensus" against setting Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
"Since '67 Israel has controlled the entire city, but in the international community there's been a consensus that until the Arab-Israeli conflict is resolved finally and peacefully, that no country wants to prejudice the outcome of what's going to happen to Jerusalem because the original U.N. decision was that it would be held in an international zone," Fischbach said.
Trump said his decision is a "recognition of reality" that Jerusalem is not only the historic capital of the Jewish people but also the capital of modern Israel.Israeli leaders welcomed his actions, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said having Jerusalem as Israel's capital is the "foundation of peace."
Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said last week that his side will no longer accept a U.S. role in the peace process.He spoke at a gathering of Arab leaders where many others condemned Trump's decision as unlawful.
The European Union reiterated that its position is that a realistic resolution between the Israelis and Palestinians is a two-state setup with Jerusalem as the capital of both.
