Israel moves ahead with E1 settlement plans; EU summons envoy

Published on December 5, 2012

Israel moved ahead with plans to build 3,000 settler homes in one of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, as the European Union summoned Israel's envoy to add its voice to a storm of international protest.

Netanyahu rejects widespread criticism of homes plan

Published on September 28, 2011

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected Western and Arab complaints that the planned construction of 1,100 new homes in Gilo on annexed land close to Jerusalem would complicate Middle East peace efforts.

The Fogel family funeral [SLIDESHOW]

Published on March 15, 2011

Photos from the funeral of the Fogel family, who were victims of last weekend's murder in the West Bank settlement of Itamar.

Why Israel allowed the settlement freeze to expire

Published on September 28, 2010

In the four weeks since direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resumed, settlement construction has been identified widely as the most immediate obstacle to the survival of negotiations.

No hasty decisions on peace talks, Abbas says

Published on September 27, 2010

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he will not make a hasty decision to pull out of renewed peace talks in response to new construction in West Bank settlements.

Jerusalem status takes center stage in advance of talks

By Leslie Susser
Published on October 11, 2007

With just more than a month to go before the Israeli-Palestinian peace conference is scheduled to take place, Jerusalem is shaping up to become the key issue.