Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor -- in a message retweeted by Israel Defense Forces spokesman Peter Lerner -- said , `` UN envoy # RobertSerry shows poor judgment in fabricating an incident out of a non-event , mishandling sensitive issue of religious freedom . '' U.N. envoy Robert Serry , a group of Palestinian Christians proceed through the Old City . Hide Caption 8 of 73 Photos:Mosul: Iraqi-led forces push into key city Serry says he 's dismayed , urges respect for `` religious freedom , '' no `` provocations '' An Israeli official tells a newspaper police were limiting the crowd , calling it a `` non-event ''
U.N. envoy Robert Serry , a group of Palestinian Christians proceed through the Old City . Hide Caption 8 of 73 Photos:Mosul: Iraqi-led forces push into key city Serry says he 's dismayed , urges respect for `` religious freedom , '' no `` provocations '' An Israeli official tells a newspaper police were limiting the crowd , calling it a `` non-event ''