EU foreign ministers on Monday issued a harsh critique of Israel, saying the gathering pace of settlement-building, settler extremism and ill-treatment of Palestinians threatens a two-state solution. full story ![]()
A senior Palestinian official says the West Bank government will try to bring Israel up on charges through the U.N. if American attempts to restart peace talks fail. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told diplomats Tuesday that Palestinians plan on turning to U.N. agencies to charge Israel with war crimes in international courts if talks don't resume. The remarks come...
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Israel's deputy foreign minister says Palestinians are unwilling to talk peace despite a push by the U.S and Israel to restart negotiations. Zeev Elkin told Israel Radio on Wednesday that Israel is "ready and willing" to resume talks immediately but that Palestinians are instead pursuing a strategy of international recognition alone. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said...
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has frozen nearly all housing starts in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Housing Minister Uri Ariel said on Tuesday, in an apparent bid to help U.S. efforts to revive peace talks with the Palestinians.
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Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives on another peace mission, Israel and the Palestinians appear to be as...
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Britain's envoy to east Jerusalem has joined an unprecedented European call for sanctions against Jewish settlements amid deepening gloom over the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 22 days ago)

Those troublesome actions include continued construction of Jewish housing settlements on land claimed by the Palestinians and repeated Palestinian efforts to achieve recognition at the United Nations in the absence of a peace agreemen
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Britain's envoy to east Jerusalem has joined an unprecedented European call for sanctions against Jewish settlements amid deepening gloom over the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 21 days ago)
The U.N.'s top human rights body has passed five resolutions critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians in what has become a regular condemnation of Israeli policy.
azstarnet.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
The U.N.'s top human rights body has passed five resolutions critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians in what has become a regular condemnation of Israeli policy.
foxnews.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
The U.N.'s top human rights body has passed five resolutions critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians in what has become a regular condemnation of Israeli policy.
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