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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
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1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
17 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. Med shot, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant-Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs:
“We would like to stress that Gaza’s reconstruction will not be possible without efforts to build trust between Israelis and Palestinians.”
6. Med shot, delegates
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant-Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs:
The success of Gaza’s reconstruction also relies on Palestinian willingness to truly unite and do what is necessary to facilitate the entry of the Government of National Consensus into Gaza. Addressing these challenges will not be easy but there is no alternative.”
8. Med shot, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant-Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs:
“The continued reality of the close to 50-year long occupation and the lack of progress towards the two-State solution ensure that the next round of violence is never too far below the surface. The time has come for leaders on both sides to make the difficult compromises that will promote stability and ensure long-term security for both Israelis and Palestinians.”
10. Med shot, delegates
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant-Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs:
“Another worrying development is the increase in demolitions of Palestinian buildings, which is also contributing to rising animosity in Jerusalem. Since 21 October, a total of 82 structures, of which 47 are residential, were demolished in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The demolitions displaced 169 Palestinians, including 80 children.”
12. Med shot, delegates
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant-Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs:
“We strongly condemn the use of rockets by militants in Gaza. If continued, these actions would have seriously damaging consequences. Every rocket launched from Gaza cripples reconstruction efforts and risks renewing conflict with Israel.”
14. Med shot, delegates
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, Assistant-Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs:
“On the positive side, the temporary Gaza reconstruction mechanism began its operations earlier this month. Led by the Palestinian Government of National Consensus and working through the private sector, the mechanism’s priority is the provision of reconstruction material for urgent shelter repairs.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
A senior United Nations political official told the Security Council today (17 Nov) that “Gaza’s reconstruction will not be possible without efforts to build trust between Israelis and Palestinians.”
The Assistant-Secretary-General Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen said the success of Gaza’s reconstruction also relies on Palestinian willingness “to truly unite” and do what is necessary to facilitate the entry of the Government of National Consensus into Gaza. He also said “addressing these challenges will not be easy but there is no alternative.”
He pointed out that the Secretary-General is alarmed by the escalation of tensions in Jerusalem. Clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli security forces in many parts of East Jerusalem and the West Bank have been taking place on an almost daily basis. Of particular concern are attacks against religious sites, given how such violence can resonate regionally and beyond.
He stressed “the continued reality of the close to 50-year long occupation and the lack of progress towards the two-State solution ensure that the next round of violence is never too far below the surface.”
Toyberg-Frandzen emphasized that the time has come for leaders on both sides to make the difficult compromises that will promote stability and ensure long-term security for both Israelis and Palestinians.
He also expressed the United Nations concern about the increase in demolitions of Palestinian buildings, which is also contributing to rising animosity in Jerusalem.
He noted that since 21 October, a total of 82 structures, of which 47 are residential, were demolished in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Those demolitions displaced 169 Palestinians, including 80 children.
Toyberg-Frandzen also said “we strongly condemn the use of rockets by militants in Gaza. If continued, these actions would have seriously damaging consequences. Every rocket launched from Gaza cripples reconstruction efforts and risks renewing conflict with Israel.”
He noted that while some signs of progress have started to emerge, the overall situation in Gaza remains volatile.
On the positive side, Toyberg-Frandzen said that the temporary Gaza reconstruction mechanism began its operations earlier this month.
He said “led by the Palestinian Government of National Consensus and working through the private sector, the mechanism’s priority is the provision of reconstruction material for urgent shelter repairs.”
He stressed that those efforts notwithstanding, the reconstruction of Gaza is doomed to fail without a long-term ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians.
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