UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, said the settlement expansion plans "would represent an almost fatal blow to the remaining chances of securing a two-state solution".
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, condemned Wednesday's attack, saying the continuing violence undermines the plan, which is "possibly the only remaining chance to stabilize the country and avert a civil war".
He said the observer mission was "the only remaining chance to stabilise the country".
"The U.N. supervision mission is possibly the only remaining chance to stabilize the country," he said, before the onslaught of a civil war that could destabilize the entire region.
I believe that the UN supervision mission is possibly the only remaining chance to stabilise the country.
Speaking to reporters after briefing the security council, he said: "I believe that the UN supervision mission is possibly the only remaining chance to stabilise the country.
But this crisis is far too pressing for such niceties to stand in the way of the best remaining chance for a peaceful solution.
The best chance — probably the only remaining chance — to save them from extinction is being worked out during a five-day summit meeting this week in St .Petersburg, Russia, staged by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank.
It must be done, since this offensive is the last remaining chance to conclude the war favourably".
At the moment, Mr. Jealous's campaign in Maryland appears to be the best remaining chance for him to do so.
