UN / JERUSALEM VIOLENCE

STORY: UN / JERUSALEM VIOLENCE
TRT: 03:25
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 05 APRIL 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

05 APRIL 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I can tell you that the Secretary-General is shocked and appalled by the images he saw this morning of the violence and beating by Israeli security forces inside the al-Qibli mosque in Jerusalem. At a time of the calendar which is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, this should be a time for peace and not violence. Places of worship should only be used for peaceful religious observances.”
4. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And you may have seen that we also have a statement by Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, which was issued earlier this morning. He said he too is appalled by the images of violence inside the al-Qibli mosque and disturbed by the apparent beating of Palestinians by Israeli security forces and the large number of arrests. Wennesland also strongly rejects the stockpiling and use of fireworks and rocks by Palestinians inside the mosque. He called on political, religious and community leaders on all sides to reject incitement, inflammatory rhetoric, and provocative actions and added that the UN remains in close contact with all concerned parties to de-escalate the situation. His full statement was shared with you much earlier today.”
6. Med shot, journalist
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“we and our humanitarian partners stand ready to help ensure the restoration of medical services as soon as possible at the Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount compound. The health clinic at the compound was severely damaged which forced its closure after Israeli forces used it to enter the Al Qibli Mosque in East Jerusalem. That’s based on an initial assessment carried out by our humanitarian colleagues, who spoke with multiple sources at the site, including health care providers and worshippers.”
8. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at podium
9. Pan left, ambassadors at Security Council Stakeout

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10. Close up, camera

05 APRIL 2023, NEW YORK CITY

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Palestine:
“As you see in front of you, we have representatives of the Arab Group, representative of the Islamic Cooperation Group. And also we're supposed to have the representative of The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian. We are having this press conference to express our outrage and condemnation of the attack by the Israeli forces and the settlers against al-Haram al-Sharif al-Masjid Al-Aqsa. And it is the right of the Palestinian Muslim worshippers to exercise their religious duties and prayers in this holy month of Ramadan and in any other time in this holy Aqsa Mosque. And the Israeli occupying authorities has no right whatsoever ever to tell people want to pray and when not to pray.”
12. Pan rights, ambassadors walk away

STORYLINE:

A UN spokesperson said, “the Secretary-General is shocked and appalled by the images he saw this morning of the violence and beating by Israeli security forces inside the al-Qibli mosque in Jerusalem. At a time of the calendar which is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, this should be a time for peace and not violence. Places of worship should only be used for peaceful religious observances.”

Briefing journalists today (05 Apr) in New York, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, said, “And you may have seen that we also have a statement by Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, which was issued earlier this morning.”

According to Dujarric, Tor Wennesland is also, "appalled by the images of violence inside the al-Qibli mosque and disturbed by the apparent beating of Palestinians by Israeli security forces and the large number of arrests.”

Dujarric noted, “Wennesland also strongly rejects the stockpiling and use of fireworks and rocks by Palestinians inside the mosque. He called on political, religious and community leaders on all sides to reject incitement, inflammatory rhetoric, and provocative actions and added that the UN remains in close contact with all concerned parties to de-escalate the situation.”

The Spokesperson also said, “we and our humanitarian partners stand ready to help ensure the restoration of medical services as soon as possible at the Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount compound.”

He added, “The health clinic at the compound was severely damaged which forced its closure after Israeli forces used it to enter the Al Qibli Mosque in East Jerusalem. That’s based on an initial assessment carried out by our humanitarian colleagues, who spoke with multiple sources at the site, including health care providers and worshippers.”

Earlier today, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour also spoke to journalists at UN headquarters, “As you see in front of you, we have representatives of the Arab Group, representative of the Islamic Cooperation Group. And also we're supposed to have the representative of The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian. We are having this press conference to express our outrage and condemnation of the attack by the Israeli forces and the settlers against al-Haram al-Sharif al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.”

He continued, “And it is the right of the Palestinian Muslim worshippers to exercise their religious duties and prayers in this holy month of Ramadan and in any other time in this holy Aqsa Mosque. And the Israeli occupying authorities has no right whatsoever ever to tell people want to pray and when not to pray.”