Why world leaders' bid to calm violence in Israel may not be enough

(The Christian Science Monitor) After a month of escalating violence that Israeli and Palestinian authorities have been unable to contain, outside diplomats are trying to quiet tensions that all sides worry could spiral out of control.

With conflicts raging elsewhere in the Middle East—including next door in Syria—and with the self-proclaimed Islamic State now attempting to enter the Israeli-Palestinian fray by posting videos encouraging attacks on Israeli Jews, world leaders are try to halt the ratcheting up of tit-for-tat violence.

Yet as welcome as outside efforts may be in many quarters, any effective and lasting remedies to the uptick in violence will have to come from within, many regional analysts say.