UN Chief Ban In Jerusalem As Part Of Diplomatic Effort To End Conflict In Gaza Strip

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Jerusalem, on Nov. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Pool/Jim Hollander>

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, speaks with Israel’s President Shimon Peres during a joint press conference at the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Ban is in the region as part of an international diplomatic push to end nearly a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas. <AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner>