The United States and the United Nations
are urging Israel and Palestinians to resume peace talks
after a day of unrest in Jerusalem.
The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said
Washington wanted to insure both sides
were fully committed to peace efforts.
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
condemned as illegal recent Israeli plans
to build new settlements in East Jerusalem.
Barbara Plett reports from New York.
Ban Ki-moon urged restraint in Jerusalem,
reminding Israelis and Palestinians of the final statues
of the city were supposed to be decided in negotiations.
He repeated condemnation of Israeli plans
to build 1,600 new homes for Jewish settlers
in the occupied eastern part of the city,
stating again that such settlements are illegal
under international law.
On Friday, the Secretary General is set
to attend a ministerial meeting of the quartet
which groups the UN, the European Union, Russia and America.
He said members will discuss additional measures
to trying rescue tentative steps
to resume Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
although he didn't say what they were.