UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on Israel to return to peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
While briefing the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Ban says he hopes the next Israeli government will reaffirm its commitment to a two-state solution and take steps to resume peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.
“Over the years, we have seen determined efforts to achieve a comprehensive, negotiated peace based on a two-state solution,” the UN chief says. “Instead of peace, however, there have been decades of missed opportunities and failures that have come at an enormous cost.”
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends the opening ceremony of the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, at Bayan palace in Kuwait City, on March 31,2015. (photo credit: AFP/STR)
Ban also urges the international community to do more “to promote a return to negotiations that will end nearly half a century of occupation and allow two states, Israel and Palestine, to live side by side in security in peace,” Mr. Ban concluded.
“Both sides face difficult choices. But one choice stands above all: whether to choose peace, or the death, destruction and suffering that has defined the conflict for far too long.”
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
