VIDEO: UN chief pushes Palestinians to calm spiralling unrest

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for calm after weeks of deadly unrest during his visit to Jerusalem.

VIDEO: UN chief pushes Palestinians to calm spiralling unrest
Thu, 22 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

He told the Security Council that he was not optimistic following talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

The UN chief traveled to Israel on Tuesday to urge the Israelis and Palestinians to pull back from a dangerous escalation that could lead to a full-scale Palestinian uprising.

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