{"id":189074,"date":"2014-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=189074"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:31:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:31:59","slug":"auto-insert-189074","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-189074\/","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing illegal Israeli actions and provocations in the OPT – Letter from Palestine;"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Identical letters dated 12 November 2014 from the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Once again, we must draw the international community's attention to the alarming situation resulting from ongoing illegal Israeli actions and provocations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, which continue to exacerbate the already dangerous situation. These illegal Israeli actions are clearly intended to entrench the occupation, repress the Palestinian people into submission to this occupation and further undermine the Palestinian leadership, including through the continuation of a raging campaign of incitement directed at President Mahmoud Abbas by Israeli ministers. All together, these continued violations will only further destabilize the situation and have far-reaching, negative consequences for both peoples and for the region.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We reiterate our unequivocal condemnation and rejection of Israel's escalation of aggressions in Occupied East Jerusalem, in particular in and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which continues to be subjected to incursions and provocations by Israeli extremists, including settlers and government officials. The flagrant disrespect for this Holy Site and for Palestinian worshippers, marked by nearly daily incursions into the compound and the denial of entry to Palestinian worshippers by Israeli occupying forces, along with repeated declarations amounting to blatant incitement must be taken seriously by the international community, as they are stoking religious sensitivities and aggravating tensions, and have the potential to spiral out of control.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Since our<\/span> letter of 5 November 2014<\/a>, I am compelled to draw attention to several serious incidents that have taken place, including yesterday's killing by Israeli occupying forces of Imad Jawabrah, age 22, a Palestinian from the Al-Aroub refugee camp located in the governorate of Al-Khalil, all in clear violation of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, and which continue to create instability and to inflict further hardship on our people.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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6 November 2014<\/p><\/div>\n