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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict ‘No Less Urgent’, Secretary-General Stresses amid Fears that Syria Crisis That Could Engulf Already Tense Region (Press Release), GA/PAL/1271
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UN officials are becoming increasingly hysterical at the shift of UN focus from Israel to Syria. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday, after noting the "fighting in Syria:" "we must not lose sight of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the resolution of which was no less urgent." The message to Syrian civilians being butchered daily? Israeli apartment building is as important as you dying. Then came the usual UN threats about time running out for Israel, or else. From the diplomat who cried wolf: "The coming weeks will be critical," and "I cannot stress enough the risk of missing the current window of opportunity."