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Security Council warned that ‘risk of escalation in Israel and Palestine is palpable’

20 August 2015
Security Council warned that ‘risk of escalation in Israel and Palestine is palpable’

19 August 2015 — The top United Nations political official today warned the Middle East has recently witnessed "unconscionable" hate crimes, "reprehensible" retaliatory violence, provocations at Jerusalem’s holy sites, and a worrying increase in rockets launched from Gaza towards Israel, as he urged all sides to work together to reduce tensions and prevent extremist attacks.

"I address you at a time when the risk of escalation in Israel and Palestine is palpable," said UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, in his briefing to the 15-member Security Council on the situation in the Middle East.

Saying that "in such a contentious environment, restoring confidence, before a return to realistic negotiations, is a must," Mr. Feldman warned that while the goal of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is clear, more than "20 years of failed negotiations have bred mistrust and, worse, the slow and painful withering of hope."

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