{"id":186826,"date":"2001-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=186826"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:08:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:08:35","slug":"auto-insert-186826","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-186826\/","title":{"rendered":"Mideast situation &#8211; Letter from Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Letter dated 11 May 2001 from the Permanent Representative of Israel<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>I wish to draw your attention to the latest act of Palestinian terrorism which occurred yesterday.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Shortly before 12 noon (local time) on 10 May 2001, a powerful explosive device was detonated near the Kisufim crossing between Israel and the territories of the Palestinian Authority. Two Romanian contract workers were killed in the blast and a third was injured. The blast was followed by a hail of Palestinian gunfire.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:11px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Israel holds the Palestinian leadership responsible for this latest attack as it does for all the attacks which have been detailed in my letters dated 9 May 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/C8D2F2117346C4B185256A490048C457.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/56\/69-S\/2001\/459<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 1 May 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/E9665C49D632540F85256A41004A8FAA.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/924-S\/2001\/435<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 23 April 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/7ECF886C2ACF3E2E85256A390048200C.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/910-S\/2001\/396<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 16 April 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/F96EC68AABFEB42385256A380049D6F1.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/901-S\/2001\/364<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 28 March 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/B3649C070A98737D85256A220050B925.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/863-S\/2001\/291<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 27 March 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/93BED0F27806DF3C85256A1E0055756E.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/860-S\/2001\/280<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 26 March 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/43BBFFE60F9F8BF385256A1E00562099.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/858-S\/2001\/278<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 19 March 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/44A8F07755030AA085256A16004F4965.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/842-S\/2001\/244<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 5 March 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/7E479DEF6757972385256A09004C10A1.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/821-S\/2001\/193<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 2 March 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/D9D6C9CFAF64CD9585256A08004DA73D.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/819-S\/2001\/187<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 14 February 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/72E4F1D4C28FC705852569F500582599.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/787-S\/2001\/137<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 13 February 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/A50D99F68B185BF0852569F500571A9E.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/781-S\/2001\/132<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 2 February 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/E6C7969E79674A64852569EB004EAD12.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/762-S\/2001\/103<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 25 January 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/79B75890903C3155852569E5004B090F.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/748-S\/2001\/81<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 23 January 2001 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/25BD7E256967D375852569E500476953.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/742-S\/2001\/71<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 28 December 2000 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/4AB0A250807C2E60852569CE005042D5.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/719-S\/2000\/1252<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 22 November 2000 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/B53013B2DE89198D852569A400689B55.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/641-S\/2000\/1114<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">), 20 November 2000 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/145610D34630672C8525699E005A0378.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/634-S\/2000\/1108<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">) and 2 November 2000 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/14E9E7AA4CCDAB0E85256990004E9F12.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/55\/540-S\/2000\/1065<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Israel again calls upon the Palestinian leadership to abide by its signed commitments, to disarm terrorist organizations freely operating in the territory under its control, and particularly elements of the Palestinian security apparatus who have been actively involved in the planning and implementation of these attacks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>I should be grateful if you would arrange to have the text of this letter circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 179 of the preliminary list, and of the Security Council.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:80px;\">\n\t\t\t\t(<i>Signed<\/i>) Yehuda <strong>Lancry<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left:80px;\">\n\t\t\t\tPermanent Representative\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter dated 11 May 2001 from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General I wish to draw your attention to the latest act of Palestinian terrorism which occurred yesterday. 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