Palestine

Fayyad urges UN to press Israel on fence

Palestinian authority calls on the international community to stop Israel from defying the international ruling on the separation barriers, ‘Judaisation’ of Jerusalem and the expansion of settlements.

Amnesty details Gaza ‘war crimes’

Israel committed war crimes and carried out reckless attacks and acts of wanton destruction in its Gaza offensive, an independent human rights report says.

Israel rejects total settlement freeze

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel will not impose a complete halt on settlement construction on occupied Palestinian land as demanded by the United States, a senior official said.

US cancels Netanyahu meet over settlements: report

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Washington called off a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US Middle East envoy because of Israel’s refusal to halt settlement growth, an Israeli newspaper said.