U.S.-Israel relations

Cameron Kerry: Attacks on John ‘vile’

In an op-ed for an Israeli newspaper, John Kerry’s brother recalled relatives who died in the Holocaust and labeled “vile” recent personal attacks on the U.S. secretary of state.

Israel publishes new tenders for settlement construction

Israel published tenders for 600 new homes in eastern Jerusalem and 801 in West Bank settlements.

Abbas asks U.S. to block settlement construction

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the Obama Administration to block a new Israeli plan to build hundreds of additional homes in Jewish settlements.

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