(U.S. Mission to the UN) U.S. Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft told the UN Security Council on Monday: "Once again, we find ourselves in the Council debating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and members states will read statements packed with the same rhetorical fodder of hundreds of statements before them. It's time to stop this unproductive practice. Jews and Arabs are Abraham's children, they share Middle Eastern ancestry, culture and history, and deserve a future of peace as the cousins they are." "President Abbas...called for an international conference....We have no objection to meeting with international partners to discuss the issue - but I have to ask, how is this different than every other meeting convened on this issue over the past 60 years?...We cannot keep doing what we have been doing and expect things to change." "The United States has demonstrated for the first time in 25 years that a different approach to the situation in the Middle East can yield results. Today, because of American leadership, Israel is closer to its Arab neighbors than ever before....We encourage members of the Security Council to embrace the opportunities presented by the Abraham Accords and encourage the Council's support for the [U.S.] Vision for Peace."
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