{"id":12891,"date":"2015-09-22T23:22:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T03:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/?p=12891"},"modified":"2015-09-26T13:21:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T17:21:54","slug":"statement-attributable-to-the-spokesman-for-the-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-on-the-situation-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/2015\/09\/22\/statement-attributable-to-the-spokesman-for-the-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-on-the-situation-in-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on the situation in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">STATEMENT attributable to the Spokesman for the President of the UN General Assembly on the situation in Jerusalem<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UNITED NATIONS, 22 September 2015<\/strong> &#8212; The President of the UN General Assembly is closely following the recent events in Jerusalem. \u00a0He echoes the grave concerns expressed by the Security Council, the UN Secretary-General, and the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process regarding the latest escalation in tensions surrounding the Haram Al-Sharif.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The President\u00a0of the UN General Assembly\u00a0urges all concerned to stay calm and restrain from provocative actions, incitements and inflammatory rhetoric. 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