{"id":209818,"date":"2014-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=209818"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:49:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:49:54","slug":"auto-insert-209818","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-209818\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan deplores Israel&#8217;s plans to construct housing in E. Jerusalem and the West Bank &#8211; Representative Office of Japan to the PA press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27528%27%20height%3D%27154%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20528%20154%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27528%27%20height%3D%27154%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/e068cd8b7d6d41c185257ca6006b9185_image0.GIF\" border=\"0\" height=\"154px\" width=\"528px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\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:Arial, san-serif;color:#000000;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;padding-top:8px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">March 25, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">11-014<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan,<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in<\/u><br \/>\n<u>East-Jerusalem and the West Bank<\/u><\/strong><\/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:Times New Roman, serif;\">1.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The Government of Japan deeply deplores that, according to information, the Government of Israel has approved plans for the construction of housing units in the Jewish Settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.<\/span><\/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:Times New Roman, serif;\">2.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The Israeli Government continues its plan for settlement construction at a time when the United States is making its utmost mediation efforts to proceed with direct negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian sides and the deadline of the direct negotiations is drawing near. This clearly goes against the ongoing efforts by the international community toward realizing a two-state solution.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-bottom:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">3.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Settlement activities are a violation of international law, and Japan has repeatedly called upon Israel to fully freeze settlement activities. The Government of Japan strongly calls upon Israel to refrain from any unilateral act that changes the current status of East Jerusalem and to desist from implementing the above-mentioned plans of construction for the sake of progress in the peace process.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-bottom:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">4.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Japan once again strongly urges both sides to act to enhance mutual trust and continue to make steady efforts for peace.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-bottom:8px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(END)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ps.emb-japan.go.jp\/PressRelease\/PressRelease2014\/n25March.pdf\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">http:\/\/www.ps.emb-japan.go.jp\/PressRelease\/PressRelease2014\/n25March.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release March 25, 2014 11-014 Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in East-Jerusalem and the West Bank 1. 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