{"id":241152,"date":"2020-10-27T14:48:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=241152"},"modified":"2020-11-04T14:55:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T19:55:38","slug":"blocking-access-into-opt-for-singer-and-former-unrwa-regional-youth-ambassador-mohammed-assaf-27-oct-2020-daily-press-briefing-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/blocking-access-into-opt-for-singer-and-former-unrwa-regional-youth-ambassador-mohammed-assaf-27-oct-2020-daily-press-briefing-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Blocking Access into oPt for Singer and Former UNRWA Regional Youth Ambassador Mohammed Assaf  \u2013 27 Oct. 2020 Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>27 OCTOBER 2020<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><u>Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><u>Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Okay. My second question about Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf. \u00a0He was Goodwill Ambassador for UNRWA\u00a0[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East] for some time. \u00a0He\u2019s the winner of\u00a0<em>Arab Idol<\/em>, and he came and performed here in the United Nations. \u00a0He used to cross the bridge to the West Bank and perform repeatedly. \u00a0He\u2019s very popular, and he\u2019s a nationalist, as well. \u00a0So, Israel revoked his permission to enter the Palestinian territory for no reason except that he sings sometimes for the cities of Haifa, Acre and Nazareth. \u00a0Is that a crime, in the view of the Secretary\u2011General?<\/p>\n<p><u>Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I have\u2026 listen, let me take a look. \u00a0I had not heard anything about\u2026 I remember the person in question, but let me take a look.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 OCTOBER 2020 The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. \/&#8230; Questions and Answers \/&#8230; Question:\u00a0 Okay. 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