Less than 24 hours after Israeli and Palestinian leaders relaunched indirect peace talks, Israel on Monday announced its intention to expand Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, a step that Palestinians warned could torpedo the process.
Israeli Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser listed several settlements where Israel would continue construction, telling Army Radio, "Building is expected to begin soon in Har Homa ... and Neve Yaakov, where (construction) bids have been issued."



Eleven-year-old Hamsa Housou lay dead on a cold metal table at the morgue in Al-Shifa hospital....
Ukraine’s working group on preparing elections during a special or post-war period met for the second...





























