That is where the blockage is. German authorities are working feverishly to come up with a set of proposals in time for the European Union summit at the end of June, but all signs suggest that they will offer only the minimum on which the various parties can agree implying, once again, only temporary relief.

Last week, while Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Washington resumed intensive efforts to bridge gaps between them, the Palestinian Observer Mission to the United Nations was feverishly occupied with preparing the draft resolution before us. And this week, as this draft resolution, which refers to the stalled peace process, comes before us for discussion, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have continued to meet on a daily basis to try to reach concrete agreement.