Israel approves 1000 new settlements
The Israeli Government has approved up to 1000 new settlements three days before peace talks with the Palestinians resume in Jerusalem.
Abbas does not want Israelis in future Palestinian state
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that no Israeli settlers or border forces could remain in a future Palestinian state as he laid out his vision for the final status of Israeli-Palestinian relations ahead of peace talks due to resume in Washington.
Abbas said that and that Palestinians deem all Jewish settlement building within the land occupied in the 1967 Middle East war illegal.
"In a final resolution, we would not see the presence of a single Israeli - civilian or soldier - on our lands," Abbas said in a briefing to mostly Egyptian journalists.
"East Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Palestine ... if there were and must be some kind of small exchange (of land) equal in size and value, we are ready to discuss this - no more, no less," he said.
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How far is President Obama prepared to go for peace?
So far President Obama has watched from the sidelines. Is he ready to engage; to use his own authority, even if that risks failure?
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Israel and Palestine agree to direct peace negotiations
For the first time in three years, both sides have agreed to sit down to discuss resuming peace negotiations, John Kerry said.