Hanan Porat, a former Israeli parliamentarian who was a driving force behind the Jewish settlement movement in the West Bank, died of cancer on Tuesday, his family said. He was 67.
HEBRON, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian teenager shot by settlers near the southern West Bank town of Hebron died of his wounds overnight and mourners clashed with Israeli troops at his funeral on Saturday.
Israeli plans to build 238 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, as reported in Friday's press, provoked a furious response from the Palestinians who said Israel was bent on "killing" peace talks.
