But the presence of the tiny but growing U.N. observer team is having a "dampening effect" on what has been an atmosphere of "appalling" violence, said U.N.
So we have to use that pressure in order to recognise that in the Middle East there is a determination now to deal with the situation there and to try and ensure that we can resolve the position so that people can get back to the negotiating table, talk rather than commit these appalling acts of violence.