{"id":247552,"date":"2021-02-27T19:54:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T00:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=247552"},"modified":"2021-03-01T20:02:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T01:02:32","slug":"security-council-briefing-electoral-issues-anniversary-of-terrorist-incident-in-hebron-26-feb-2021-daily-press-briefing-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/security-council-briefing-electoral-issues-anniversary-of-terrorist-incident-in-hebron-26-feb-2021-daily-press-briefing-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Council Briefing, Electoral Issues, Anniversary of Terrorist Incident in Hebron \u2013 26 Feb. 2021 Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"
26 FEBRUARY 2021<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n

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Middle East<\/u><\/p>\n

You will have seen in the\u00a0Security Council<\/a>\u00a0this morning, Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed the Security Council on the electoral processes under way among the Israelis and Palestinians.<\/p>\n

He said that the UN will continue to work collectively to support the Palestinian people, including through facilitating and supporting preparations towards their important elections coming up.\u00a0 Elections will also help to clear the path towards restoring a legitimate political horizon to realize a two-State solution.<\/p>\n

Mr. Wennesland warned the Council that the COVID-19 crisis remains a persistent health threat that has triggered a massive economic fallout.\u00a0 Meanwhile, unilateral steps on the ground are eroding the prospect of establishing a viable and contiguous Palestinian state, moving the parties further from constructive dialogue and compromise.\u00a0 The United Nations is continuing its engagement to meet these challenges.<\/p>\n

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Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n

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Thank you.\u00a0 Would the UN be helpful in pressuring Israel to allow Palestinians living in East Jerusalem to participate in the forthcoming elections?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I\u2019m not aware of our involvement in that, but I can find out.<\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you.\u00a0 My last question, today, St\u00e9phane, is the twenty-seventh anniversary of the massacre committed by an Israeli terrorist, entered the Palestinian Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, gunning down, in the morning prayer, 29\u00a0Palestinians and wounding 150.\u00a0 And his tomb now became a shrine in Israel.\u00a0 Do you have any statement on this sad occasion?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I mean, we would refer and reiterate the condemnations that we issued at the time, and as always, of course, our thoughts are with the victims of this crime.<\/p>\n

For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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