  {"id":207086,"date":"2011-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207086"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:18:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:18:41","slug":"auto-insert-207086","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207086\/","title":{"rendered":"SecGen stresses concern over stalled peace talks to Israeli&#8217;s premier &#8211; UN News item"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;color:#0041c2;padding-bottom:5px;text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Ban Stresses Concern Over Stalled Peace Talks in Phone Call with Israeli Premier<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed his concern over the current difficulties in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">Both leaders discussed the recent violence affecting Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, with Mr. Ban saying that he hoped that the Mr. Netanyahu &#8220;would act with wisdom and restraint,&#8221; according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/5717E9A603A380F4852578680048FC38.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">statement<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/sg\/offthecuff.asp?nid=1768\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\"><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">issued by the spokesperson of the Secretary-General. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Ban took note of Mr. Netanyahu&#8217;s concerns about possible flotilla shipments to Gaza, stressing to those planning to send humanitarian assistance to the enclave that there are land routes available. The Secretary-General reiterated that Israel, for its part, should take meaningful steps to end the blockade of Gaza. Talks between the two sides have been stalled since late September following Israel&#8217;s refusal to extend a 10-month freeze on settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">They also discussed ongoing developments in the Arab world. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Last month, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, told a meeting of the Security Council that violence was on the rise with Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at a standstill, and called for an end to the impasse. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The past month has been marked by an increase in violence and tensions in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Talks between the two sides have been stalled since late September following Israel&#8217;s refusal to extend a 10-month freeze on settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory. 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