The UN envoy in Jerusalem has warned that surging violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has brought the situation to "the brink".

In a BBC interview, Tor Wennesland called for "firm" diplomatic intervention to stem the bloodshed.

He also warned of further deterioration due to declining international support for the Palestinian Authority (PA).

"The UN cannot take over this responsibility, we cannot govern Palestine," he said.

In the last month, more than 35 Palestinians and seven Israelis have been killed, following a year of spiralling violence involving near-nightly Israeli military search and arrest raids and a spate of Palestinian attacks.

It comes with the most radically nationalist government in Israel's history now in power, which has declared the principle of "exclusive" Jewish rights to all the land.

It's time that the rest of the world installs sanctions against Israel until they dismantle all those illegal settlements.

And then it is of course time for the country of Palestine.

 

But obviously this will never happen as long as the USA is letting Israel do whatever they want.