  {"id":213585,"date":"2003-01-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=213585"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:38:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:38:32","slug":"auto-insert-213585","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-213585\/","title":{"rendered":"Level of violence in Israeli\/Palestinian conflict &#8211; SecGen statement &#8211; Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>SECRETARY-GENERAL VOICES EXTREME CONCERN AT LEVEL OF VIOLENCE,<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>GROWING CASUALTIES IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Secretary-General is extremely concerned by the level of violence and growing number of casualties in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.&#160; He deplores that during the last weekend at least nine Palestinians and two Israelis were killed in various incidents.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Secretary-General believes that the most recent upsurge in violence and retaliation only feeds the cycle of mutual anger and hatred that leads to further civilian victims on both sides.&#160; He calls on all Palestinians to stop attacks on Israelis and to pursue non-violent policies.&#160; Equally, the Secretary-General urges the Government of Israel to exercise maximum restraint, in particular refraining from the disproportionate use of force and such actions as extrajudicial killings and demolition of houses.&#160; All parties must understand that there is no military solution to this conflict and that there is no alternative to a political settlement.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The Secretary-General remains convinced that the only way forward towards reviving a sustainable peace process is a firm commitment of the parties to end all violence and to work closely with the <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Quartet on the basis of its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/10C460AFA1B41B3F85256C3700651703.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Road Map<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">&nbsp;to a two-State solution.&#160; 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