UN: Israel-Palestinian conflict must not drift to extremism

The UN's Mideast envoy is warning that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must never be allowed "to drift into the abyss of the extremism and radicalism sweeping the region."
Nickolay Mladenov told the UN Security Council today that although Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree on continued security cooperation, "there is increasing anger in the street and radical views are hijacking the discourse as moderate voices are increasingly vilified and cast aside."
He said rockets launched against the Israeli resort of Eilat by an affiliate of the Islamic State extremist group in Sinai on February 8 were "a chilling reminder of the need for states to work together and stand firm together against terror."

Mladenov stressed that "the two-state solution remains the only way to achieve the legitimate aspirations of both peoples.