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BLOGASSAULT on Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:29:52 AM
As a member of the Middle East Quartet which groups the United Nations, European Union, Russia and the United States, Ban Ki-moon also renewed Saturday his call for Israel to freeze settlement building, which has stalled peace efforts.
"I'm sorry to say that still the situation on the ground is not conducive to an early launch of negotiations," said Ban, who travelled to the region last month and spoke to Arab leaders.
Israel should "create a favourable atmosphere" to bring the Arab side back to the negotiating table, he argued.
"They should freeze settlements, they should leave this status of Jerusalem (considered by both sides as their capital) to the final negotiation issues, they should not create such negative conditions."
I suppose the people who are concerned about the climate are also the same people who think the Palistinians deserve some piece of Jerusalem. Makes perfect sense since both are predicated on lies.