"The Secretary-General urges for an immediate halt to all hostile acts and any provocative actions to avoid a new conflagration in the region already embroiled in terrible conflicts with immense suffering of civilians," a spokesman for Guterres said.
The cathedral has been the scene of several protests both from the church and to the church, including a protest by women over the Church's exhortation for women not to wear mini-skirts and other provocative clothing to avoid rape, and a candlelight vigil to protest against kidnappings in Mexico.
But Israeli settlers were being urged to avoid provocative actions.
"We urge all claimants to avoid provocative statements or actions," said State Department spokesman John Kirby.
In the end, they decided to avoid provocative action, even at the risk of Constable's getting off lightly.
American liberals hate a covenant which Anglican churches are being asked to sign, pledging to avoid provocative actions like consecrating openly gay bishops.
#Egypt — Rawya Rageh (@RawyaRageh) 10 May 12 Pressed by Mr. Aboul Fotouh on not calling Israel an enemy, Mr. Moussa, a career diplomat, suggested that it was best to avoid provocative and "emotional language".
In making his appeal for greater religious freedom, Bush was careful to avoid provocative language and planned to spend the rest of his visit talking about trade and nuclear nonproliferation issues.
In Manila, the visiting British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, said freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea was non-negotiable and urged rival governments to avoid provocative steps.
In Tehran, Mr. Velayati, who served as foreign minister from 1981 to 1997, told the newspaper Jomhouri Eslami that "the officials and political experts need to avoid provocative and illogical declarations and slogans".
