14 JULY 2021
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today¡¯s noon briefing by Florencia Soto Ni?o, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
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Questions and Answers
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Question:? Thank you.? Yes.? I was wondering about the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr.?Tor Wennesland.? He had time to congratulate the new Israeli President, but he didn¡¯t say one word about the increased settlers¡¯ violence.? They almost invade Al Aqsa Mosque every day.? They¡¯ve been attacking Palestinian villages and towns.? They are attacking Palestinian cars.? They are burning their trees, and yet I didn¡¯t hear one word from him even when we appealed to him to say something to allow Khalida Jarrar to attend the funeral of her daughter; yet he remained silent.? Can you explain that, please?
Associate Spokesperson:? Right.? Well, what I can say Mr.?Wennesland reports regularly on settler activities, including in his briefings to the Security Council.? But in addition to that, I think we here in this briefing, as well as the Secretary-General, we have been very clear on our stance on these settlements, so there has been no lack of a voice here on that topic.
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For information media. Not an official record.
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSCO)
Subject: Holy places, Incidents, Population, Protection, Security issues, Settlements, Violence
Publication Date: 14/07/2021
URL source: /press/en/2021/db210714.doc.htm