South Africa has called for the Security Council to demonstrate consistency in its approach to the Israeli-Palestinian question, urging members to act to promote peace between the two sides. Ambassador Jerry Matjila was speaking during the monthly Council meeting on the subject where UN briefers again warned that the prospect of a sustainable peace was fading as the spectre of violence and radicalism grows. In his briefing, the Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace informed the Council that unilateral measures, continuing violence and financial pressures was exacting a heavy toll on Palestinian society and undermining the foundations of peace.
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