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Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández-Taranco briefs the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

WITH TALKS AT ‘IMPASSE,’ ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS MUST CAREFULLY CONSIDER NEXT STEPS, UN OFFICIAL SAYS

Briefing the Security Council today on what he called an “impasse” in talks between Israelis and Palestinians, a top United Nations political official said it was critical to restart negotiations, but just as important for the parties to consider paths to progress, before talks resume. Read more

Facing ‘moment of truth,’ Mid-east parties must make tough choices to salvage peace efforts – UN envoy

In the wake of Israel’s decision to break off talks with the Palestinians after a Fatah-Hamas unity deal, and amid a “volatile” situation on the ground with negative trends in the West Bank and a fragile calm in Gaza, a United Nations envoy today challenged the parties to use this “moment of truth” to reflect on the hard choices required to keep peace from slipping further away. Read more