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Monday, February 15, 2016
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Monday, February 15, 2016
Russia tells Israelis, Palestinians to quit fighting
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Russian Foreign Ministry is urging Israelis and Palestinians to deescalate tensions, after a series of deadly confrontations earlier this week.
“Moscow concerns grow because of continuous whipping up of a spiral of violence in Palestinian-Israeli relations,” a statement from Moscow reads, according to a TASS translation. “We urge the Israeli and Palestinian sides to be conservative and responsible for the future of their people and do their utmost to deescalate the situation.”
The statement also urges the sides to continue trying to work toward a two-state solution.
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