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