Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Wednesday that 
Livni told Ki-moon that Syria is continuing to transfer weapons to the Iran-controlled Hizbullah.
Syria and the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority in Gaza are responsible for the ongoing failure of Israeli-Arab talks to reach any political conclusions. In separate circumstances, Livni also said that the Western powers would do well to leave the Fatah-run half of the PA and Israel alone to negotiate their own bilateral agreement.
Reiterating a position she has repeated consistently in talks with foreign dignitaries and in domestic forums, Foreign Minister Livni told Ban that Syria is continuing to transfer weapons to the Iran-controlled Hizbullah terrorist organization in Lebanon. "The ongoing arms smuggling constitutes a blatant violation of the Security Council resolutions" and "endangers the entire region," she said.
The Security Council has already passed a resolution supporting the disarming of all non-government militias in Lebanon, but no move has been made to implement its provisions in the case of Hizbullah. Livni called for the UN Security Council to issue a statement clearly laying the blame for Hizbullah's growing arsenal at Syria's door, adding, "Halting weapons smuggling will not be doing a favor for Israel."
UN Concerned Over Gaza
The secretary-general told Foreign Minister Livni that he was concerned over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which Hamas apologists claim is critical and the fault of Israel.
The Foreign Minister rejected the attempt to blame Israel, saying, "If we're asking who is responsible for the situation in Gaza, there is only one address - Hamas. Hamas is responsible for what is happening in Gaza, terror from Gaza continues, and we must not take any action which will even seemingly legitimize Hamas' regime or activity."
Livni: Just Please Don't Interfere
Addressing Jewish leaders in New York on Thursday, Livni said of the entities making up the Quartet - the European Union, Russia, the UN and the United States, "We don't ask you to intervene. Please, this is bilateral. We don't want you to try to bridge gaps between us. Don't put new ideas on the table." All she expects or wants from the Quartet, which backs the US-sponsored Roadmap to Peace in the Middle East, is "support" for "the process."
Of the incoming US administration's potential plans for involvement in Arab-Israeli negotiations, Livni said, "You don't need now to do anything dramatic about it. The situation is calm. We have these peace talks." She recently repeated her claim that the talks between Israel and the Fatah half of the PA are "in very advanced stages."