Topic: Politics
US envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel on Sunday in a fresh bid to try to relaunch the stalled Middle East peace process, the US embassy announced. Mitchell was due to hold talks later in the day with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli officials said. On Monday he travels to Jordan to meet with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Palestinian sources ...
UN chief Ban Ki-moon slammed Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip saying it caused "unacceptable sufferings," during a visit Sunday to the impoverished coastal enclave. "I have repeatedly made it quite clear to Israel's leaders that the Israeli policy of closure is not sustainable and that it's wrong. It causes unacceptable sufferings" to human beings, Ban told ...
Israeli construction policies in Jerusalem are the "same as in Tel Aviv," hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, adding he will continue to build settlements in the Holy City. "The policy of construction in Jerusalem is the same as in Tel Aviv," Netanyahu told cabinet ministers ahead of their weekly meeting. "We will continue to build in Jerusalem ...
