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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/opinion/dont-shoot-the-messenger-israel.html?_r=0
Don't Shoot the Messenger, Israel
(New York Times) Ban Ki-Moon - History proves that people will always resist occupation. Some sought to shoot the messenger - twisting my words into a misguided justification for violence. The stabbings, vehicle rammings and other attacks by Palestinians targeting Israeli civilians are reprehensible. So, too, are the incitement of violence and the glorification of killers. Nothing excuses terrorism. I condemn it categorically. It is inconceivable, though, that security measures alone will stop the violence. For their part, Palestinians must make political compromises to bring Gaza and the West Bank under a single, democratic governing authority. This also means consistently and firmly denouncing terrorism and taking preventive action to end attacks on Israelis, including an immediate stop to Gaza tunnel construction. The writer is the secretary general of the United Nations.