US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday discussed reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during her first meeting with the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations.
Haley tweeted after her talks with Ambassador Riyad Mansour that the Palestinians should “meet with Israel in direct negotiations rather than looking to the UN to deliver results that can only be achieved through the two parties.”Read more
Israel will approve thousands of new settlement units in Occupied Jerusalem within two weeks in response to the UN Security Council resolution condemning the settlements, Israeli media outlets reported Sunday.
According to the daily "Israel Hayom", the Civil Administration Planning Committee will approve next Wednesday the establishment of 5600 new housing units in different settlement in Occupied Jerusalem.
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The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the inaction in moving forwards the Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts has a cost, measured in human lives and suffering.
In his remarks, Mladenov said "The situation on the ground is changing steadily, dangerously, as proponents of Israeli settlement expansion feelRead more
United States President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration plans to forge a coalition with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jordan and Egypt in counter-terrorism efforts, one of his foreign policy advisers has confirmed.
The new US leader will also “review” the Iran nuclear agreement, but will stop short of ripping up the landmark international agreement, Walid Phares said on Friday.
Phares,Read more
Settlement construction has surged in the two months since the diplomatic Quartet called for a halt to the construction of Jewish outposts on Palestinian territories, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said.
Mladenov stressed in a statement that Israel did not respond to the Quartet's call, adding "Its recommendations continue to be ignored, includingRead more