"The United Nations Security Council will likely hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss ways to address the recent Israeli-Palestinian violence in Jerusalem.
The meeting was requested by Sweden, France and Egypt to 'urgently discuss how calls for de-escalation in Jerusalem can be supported,' Sweden ambassador to the Security Council Carl Skau wrote on Twitter.
On Tuesday, the council will also hold its monthly open debate on the Middle East.
On Saturday night following weekend clashes in the Old City and a murderous terrorist attack at Halamish, the Mideast Quartet envoys also released a statement, saying violence deepens mistrust and is fundamentally incompatible with achieving a peaceful resolution of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict.
The statement said that quartet envoys representing the US, Russia, EU and UN, 'strongly condemn acts of terror, express their regret for all loss of innocent life caused by the violence, and hope for a speedy recovery to the wounded.'..."
July 23, 2017
UN Security Council to hold special meeting on "dialogue" after Palestinian riots and terror attacks
Twitter post by Margot Wallström, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date
July 23, 2017
Title
UN Security Council to hold special meeting following Jerusalem violence, The Jerusalem Post
Author(s)
Danielle Ziri, Herb Keinon
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