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(FILES) This aerial picture taken on on September 30, 2010 shows the Jewish settlement of Har Homa on the outskirts of Arab east Jerusalem, near the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem. Israel has approved more than 1,300 new housing units in occupied east Jerusalem, of which 983 in the Har Homa, settlement watchdog Peace Now said on November 8, 2010, in what a spokeswoman described as
Israeli court: Evacuate West Bank settlers without delay
Reuters 02 Aug 2011
  JERUSALEM, Israel - Israel's supreme court ordered the evacuation of a hilltop outpost where some 250 Jewish...
A section of the controversial Israeli barrier is seen between the Shuafat refugee camp (R), in the West Bank near Jerusalem, and Pisgat Zeev (rear), in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 war.
Israel begins dismantling section of barrier
AP 26 Jun 2011
Naalin Crossing, West Bank - Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank separation...
General view of the Jewish settlement of Beitar Illit, near Jerusalem. Israel has authorized the construction of 112 new apartments in the West Bank despite a settlement slowdown.
Palestinians easing demands for settlement freeze
AP 23 Jun 2011
Ramallah - The Palestinians are ready to drop their demand for a complete Israeli settlement construction freeze and...
Secretary general of Arabe league Amr Moussa
Amr Moussa: Negotiations pointless while settlement building continues
MENA 09 Dec 2010
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Wednesday said there is no point engaging in peace negotiations while...
(FILES) This picture taken on September 27, 2010 shows tractors at the construction site of 50 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Ariel which will house former residents of the Gush Katif settlements that were dismantled in 2005 in the Gaza Strip. Israel re-launched a project of building 800 new housing units in the Ariel settlement, watchdog Peace Now said on November 9, 2010.
US no longer seeks Israeli settlement freeze, says diplomat
Reuters 08 Dec 2010
Jerusalem--Washington will no longer seek an Israeli settlement freeze to renew stalled Middle East talks, and was...
Arab League threatens to take negotiations to Security Council
MENA 24 Nov 2010
Amr Moussa, Arab League Secretary-General, has threatened to take peace talks to the United Nations Security Council....
A section of the controversial Israeli barrier is seen between the Shuafat refugee camp (R), in the West Bank near Jerusalem, and Pisgat Zeev (rear), in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 war.
Mubarak: No peace talks without halting settlement construction
Staff 04 Oct 2010
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday said Egypt refuses to continue its participation in peace negotiations in...
President of Palestinian National Authority (PAN) Mahmoud Abbas waves after delivering his UN address, 65th General Assembly Session, New York, September 25, 2010. Pushing for statehood during his address, Mr. Abbas has said repeatedly he will walk out of direct negotiations with Israel unless the partial halt to building remains in place. Palestinians view Israel's settlements as a formidable obstacle to statehood.
Middle East peace push faces settlement deadline
Reuters 26 Sep 2010
Jerusalem--A 10-month freeze on new construction in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank expires on Sunday,...
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks during a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart Marcos Kyprianou at the foreign ministry in Nicosia on September 3, 2010.
Israeli FM wants to eject Israeli Arabs
AP 19 Sep 2010
Israel's foreign minister on Sunday called for redrawing the country's borders to exclude some Arab citizens,...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) of Israel speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas (L) of the Palestinian Authority prior to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosting direct talks aimed at reaching a peace deal between Palestinians and Israelis within a year, Monroe Room, US State Department, Washington DC, September 2, 2010.
Israeli PM: Current settlement curbs won't remain
AP 13 Sep 2010
Jerusalem--Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the current restrictions on West Bank settlements will not...