Article: Secretary-General deeply disturbed by disproportionate Israeli response to appalling terrorist attack.

M2 PRESSWIRE-21 May 2001-UN: Secretary-General deeply disturbed by disproportionate Israeli response to appalling terrorist attack (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Following is the text of a statement made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the escalation of violence in the Middle East:

I am deeply disturbed by the disproportionate Israeli response to today's appalling terrorist attack in Netanya.

While I have repeatedly made clear my utter condemnation of terrorism from whatever quarter -- and do so again today -- I can only regard this response as excessive and misdirected.

Its effect will ...

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