UN logo. File photoTEL AVIV, May 28.UN Special Representative for the Middle East Settlement Thor Vennesland called on Israel and Palestine to show restraint on the eve of Jerusalem Day, which is celebrated tomorrow, RIA Novosti said in a statement. As May 29 approaches, I call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and make wise decisions to avoid a new conflict that could cost even more lives,» Vennesland said in a statement.
Pushkov praised Israel's ban on supplying Ukraine with Spike missiles, the UN Special Representative noted that he had already contacted all parties and urged leaders to heed the call. the so-called march of Israeli flags,” according to a press release distributed by the movement on Saturday. On Sunday, a march with flags dedicated to Jerusalem Day will take place. organizations in the Old City of Jerusalem, the procession will take place in the immediate vicinity of the Shechem Gate, the Yediot Ahronot reported. The decision was made following a meeting between the minister and the police leadership, at which the security situation was assessed. The organizers of the event, which are traditionally right-wing Israeli organizations and parties, welcomed the minister’s decision and called on as many participants as possible to join the procession, which, according to them words, should symbolize «the liberation of Jerusalem and the unification of the western and eastern parts of the city.» Representatives of left-wing political movements called the planned event a provocation and called on the government to cancel the procession, the newspaper notes. Last year, a similar procession was held on May 10, Israel's Jerusalem Day, which marks the extension of Israeli sovereignty to the eastern part of the city after the 1967 Six-Day War. On this day, the procession could not be completed due to riots and a serious escalation of tension, which resulted in the largest escalation in recent years on the border of the Gaza Strip. />Palestine demands international investigation into death of Al-Jazeera reporter
