Israel "to slow" West Bank construction in deference to Trump's request

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a slowdown of West Bank settlement construction out of respect for President Donald Trump.

Israeli intelligence minister says creating Palestinian state currently impossible

Creating a Palestinian state is currently impossible, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz said in an interview with TASS.

Trump promises meeting with Abbas, affirms commitment to peace deal

 For the first time since taking office, President Donald Trump spoke with the leader of the Palestinian Authority, inviting him to a White House meeting and reaffirming U.S. commitment to the peace process.

Arab League chief says Mideast peace requires two-state solution

Head of the Cairo-based Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit said Thursday that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would require a two-state solution, responding to comments by U.S. President Donald Trump a day earlier that signaled Washington could drop that demand.

Palestine decries UK, Aussie reservations on Paris meet

Saeb Erekat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s executive committee, has criticized the decision by the U.K. and Australia not to sign a final declaration issued at Sunday’s Paris-hosted Mideast peace conference.

Israel: Kerry "reassures" PM Netanyahu over Paris conference

Israel said on Sunday that US Secretary of State John Kerry called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "reassure" him of no follow-up steps following the Paris peace conference.

Major powers insist on two-state solution at summit

Some 70 countries today reaffirmed that only a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians could resolve the conflict and warned that they would not recognise any unilateral steps taken by either side that could prejudge negotiations.

British Prime Minister Theresa May rebukes U.S. over Israel criticism

British Prime Minister Theresa May offered a rare rebuke of the United States, condemning a speech by Secretary of State John Kerry attacking Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.

France postpones Middle East peace conference to January

France has postponed a proposed Middle East peace conference in Paris to January next year, its ambassador to the United Nations said, acknowledging that the conditions to bring Israelis and Palestinians face-to-face were currently not there.

China quiere priorizar la cuestión palestina en la agenda internacional

El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, pidió priorizar el asunto palestino en la agenda internacional, al considerarlo un núcleo de la cuestión de Oriente Medio y un problema que obstruye la paz en la región, divulgó el miércoles el Gobierno.

Palestinian leader seeks Trump support for independence

The Palestinian president says he will seek president-elect Donald Trump's support for an independent Palestinian state.

Israeli MPs approve draft bill to legalise settlements

Israel's parliament has approved a draft bill that could legalise thousands of Jewish homes built on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, a measure that has drawn condemnation by left-wing MPs and Israel's closest ally, the United States.

Israeli bill to recognize West Bank outposts

An Israeli committee on Sunday approved a bill that if adopted would legalize outposts built without government permission in the West Bank, territory Palestinians demand for their future state.

Israeli Minister: “The Era of A Palestinian State Is over”

Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday the idea of a Palestinian state was ‘over’ after Donald Trump’s election as US president, calling for an end to what has been the basis of years of negotiations.

Israel calls on France not to promote international peace summit

Israeli officials on Monday reiterated to France that Israel would not participate in an international conference aimed at jump starting the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and called on France not to promote such an initiative.

French initiative a 'test' of Israel's will to achieve peace, says envoy

France's special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on Monday is expected to meet with officials from the Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's office to discuss plans to host an international peace conference by the end of the year, the Haaretz daily reports.

United States and Israel at odds over West Bank settlement

Israel rejected heavy U.S. criticism for approving a new Jewish settlement on the West Bank, a move the United States said violated Israel's pledge against new settlements.

Obama: must keep alive idea of a secure Israel alongside a Palestinian homeland

US President Barak Obama on Wednesday said that the idea of a secure Israel alongside a Palestinian state must 'be kept alive,' as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Israel seeks alternate plan to normalize with Arab states

A senior Palestinian official said Monday that Israel is seeking to "propose an interception" to the French initiative to hold an international peace conference by trying to normalize with Arab states.

The Palestinian «Ambassador» condemned the Greek Parliament for the invitation Yuli Edelstein

 The Ambassador of the Palestinian authority in Athens Marouane Tubasi expressed dissatisfaction with the formal invitation to the Greek Parliament the speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein.