By CARA ANNA
Published:
Yesterday
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N.'s top Mideast envoy
challenged the Security Council on Thursday to lead the way to resolving
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, suggesting it should present a
framework for negotiations that "may be the only way to preserve the
goal of a two-state solution."
Robert Serry, in his final briefing
to the council, also sharply criticized Israel's illegal building of
settlements in Palestinian territories, saying it "may kill the very
possibility of reaching peace on the paradigm of two states for two
peoples."
"I frankly do not know if it is already too late," Serry said.
The
U.N. envoy spoke a day after Israel's prime minister was officially
chosen to form a new government following an acrimonious election
campaign.
President Barack Obama has been clear this week about
his impatience with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments shortly
before the Israeli elections that he would not allow the establishment
of a Palestinian state on his watch.
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