MUN Position Paper 2015
Mayela Montemayor
Committee: General Assembly
Topic: State Sponsored Terrorism
Country: Syria
Delegate: Mayela Montemayor
School: ASFM
How would you feel if you lost your home and your security in your country from one day to the next, with no idea of why it happened, asking yourself “Why me?” Being drowned in darkness, worried and, hearing the colossal sound of bombs exploding right near you, with the worry and doubt of not knowing if your family was okay. Terrorism is as bad as it sounds. Terrorism is when people use fear to force others to do something related to religion or against the government. It seems to the terrorists that it is an “easier” solution to get others to do what they want. Terrorism can be domestic or international, which means that it can be between their own country or with other countries. Terrorists aim for power to make a change. State sponsored terrorism means that a government supports terrorist groups with money and weapons, for example. The government supports the terrorist groups to attack other countries or their own, getting something in return. A common act that states who sponsor terrorism do is bombing. Ever since the September 21, 2001 event happened, the terrorist acts have quadrupled. State sponsored terrorism has been a huge problem since 1979, and is still a current problem around the world. The United Nations have made many past actions and resolutions. This included the resolution 1373, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), which was created after the Twin Towers were brought down on September 11, 2001. In the year 2005, Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) was created to help the CTC. Since then, many treaties have been created to fight against terrorism, but they have not been effective since it is still problem. Many nations are gathered here to set a goal against state sponsored terrorism. This goal might be to create an agreement between countries to help stop state sponsored terrorism.
Syria has been a victim of state sponsored terrorism in the past. My delegation has the right to defend our country. Syria is thought to be a state that sponsors terrorism around the world, wanting only power, since it’s in the United State’s list since 1979. However, what caused Syria to do everything? The answer is simple: standing up, defending their own country. In 1967 in the Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six Day War, Israel took away Golan Heights, which was located in Southern-Syria, next to Israel. Ever since, Syria’s main goal has been to get their territory back. In 1993 there was a war between Israel and Syria. The United Nations (UN) made an action on November 29, 1993. This action was creating a ceasefire, or a truce, between Syria and Israel, to end the 1973 Yom Kippur War. However, before that ceasefire was made, Anwar Sadat, the Egyptian president and the UN (resolution 242) tried to make an agreement with Israel. This agreement would be for peacekeeping. Nevertheless, the Israelis didn’t want to withdraw, which failed to bring peace. In addition, Syria has noticed that the International Law is typically against Arab and Muslim states, while Israel is free of any set standards expected of other states. How would you feel if you were left out and criticized just because of your beliefs? Another experience of state sponsored terrorism in Syria was on February 2013. On that day, there were bombings in Damascus, the capital and second largest city in Syria. Eighty-three people were killed. Also in 2013, Iran provided money, weapons, and training, making it easier for Iraq fighters to help Assad regime’s huge crackdown, causing more than 100,000 deaths in Syria. If you were Syria’s government, would you let others kill your citizens and threaten you, or would you stand up for your country? On January 18, 2015, an Israeli helicopter fired two rockets from the occupied territories at al-Amal farms in Quneitra, Syria, killing six people and causing injuries to a kid. This situation was considered a crime and violation of Syria’s property. Syria has an alliance with The Palestines, which were the people who denounced the helicopter incident. Syria also has an alliance with Lebanon. All in all, Syria’s government will do anything to defend the country since we care about the safety of our people.
The definition of security is “the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.” Security is a human right, so why do people feel and are insecure in their own country? Syria has signed the Adana agreement along with Turkey. This agreement states that Damascus would admit that the PartiyaKarkerana Kurdistan, also known as the PKK, is a terrorist organization. Additionally, the agreement requires Syria to stop aiding the terrorist organization and report its leader. My delegation proposes to make a treaty between all the nations. This treaty would be a peace treaty, helping state sponsored terrorism to come to an end. With this solution, no more war should be held, no more people should suffer, and no more lives would be lost because of terrorism. Behold, a better future for the generation of kids that will grow to be men and women, a new world yet to be discovered.
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