Jerusalem Violence Renews Push for UN Mideast Peace Measure

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Intensifying violence in Jerusalem has revived a European push for a United Nations Security Council resolution on Mideast peace talks in an effort to preempt a Palestinian diplomatic campaign at the world body.

The U.K. and France are working on a draft resolution that would set guidelines for restarting the collapsed talks to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to three UN diplomats involved in the discussions who asked not to be named commenting on sensitive negotiations.