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Israel to build 1,213 new settlement homes in Jerusalem and the West Bank

Israel on Tuesday published tenders for 1,213 new homes in settlement neighbourhoods of east Jerusalem, and re-offered tenders for another 72 homes in a West Bank settlement, an Israeli NGO said. Peace Now, citing tenders published by the Israeli housing ministry, said tenders for 607 units in Pisgat Zeev and…

Palestinians to seek UN, Arab league talks on settlement

Palestinian leaders decided on Saturday to seek sessions of the UN Security Council and the Arab League, hoping for action to halt Israeli settlement. A statement by the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation said continued settlement growth in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem was liable “to…