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Palestinian, Israeli UN Envoys Differ on Peace Roadmap
(AP-Al Arabiya) Israeli and Palestinian UN envoys laid out very different visions of what a peace deal would look like at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. Palestinian observer Riyad Mansour reiterated the Palestinians' longstanding position that a solution must be based on pre-1967 war lines with Jerusalem as a shared capital, positions rejected by Israel. Israel's UN Ambassador Ron Prosor said Israel is willing to take risks to end the conflict and reiterated his country's vision of "two states for two peoples - one Arab and one Jewish - living side-by-side in peace and security." The Palestinians have not accepted that premise. "Peace requires leaders who will reject terror and embrace partnership; leaders who oppose incitement and promote tolerance; leaders who will raise their people up, rather than tear Israel down," Prosor said. He pointed to a doubling of Palestinian attacks against Israelis between 2011 and 2012 - with 2,736 attacks last year, including shootings, rockets, improvised explosive devices and firebombs.