Palestinian FM wants UN to intervene in Temple Mount dispute
Palestinian foreign minister, Riyad al-Maliki, has announced that he asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to intervene immediately in order to calm tensions at Temple Mount, which has been the scene of recent rioting.
On a visit to New York he said, "I informed him of the escalation of Israel's policy against Palestinians and against the al-Aqsa Mosque." (AFP)
