{"id":195410,"date":"2014-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=195410"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:00:21","slug":"auto-insert-195410","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-195410\/","title":{"rendered":"US Secretary of State Kerry extremely concerned by escalating tensions across Jerusalem – USDoS statement\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Situation in Jerusalem<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Press Statement<\/p><\/div>\n

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John Kerry
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Washington, DC<\/p><\/div>\n

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October, 30, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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I strongly condemn yesterday’s shooting of a U.S. citizen outside the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. The State Department is in touch with authorities as we seek more information.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I am extremely concerned by escalating tensions across Jerusalem and particularly surrounding the Haram al-Sharif\/Temple Mount. It is absolutely critical that all sides exercise restraint, refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric, and preserve the historic status quo on the Haram al-Sharif\/Temple Mount – in word and in practice. The continued commitment by Israelis, Palestinians, and Jordanians to preserve the historic status quo at this holy site is critical; any decisions or actions to change it would be both provocative and dangerous. The Haram al-Sharif\/Temple Mount must be re-opened to Muslim worshipers and I support the long-standing practices regarding non-Muslim visitors to the site, consistent with respect for the status quo arrangements governing religious observance there.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I am in close touch with senior Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian leaders to try to deescalate the situation. I urge the leaders of all three parties to exercise decisive leadership and work cooperatively together to lower tensions and discourage violence, alleviate restrictions on Muslim worshipers, and reinvigorate long-standing coordination mechanisms and relationships that have served over the decades to preserve the historic status quo as it pertains to religious observance and access to the site.<\/p><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary\/remarks\/2014\/10\/233557.htm<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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