Mitchell, Netanyahu can’t reach compromise on construction A meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and George Mitchell ended without a compromise on construction in the West Bank.
Israeli high court orders demolitions Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the state to demolish illegal Palestinian buildings in the West Bank.
Israel’s settlement announcement irks negotiators, but unlikely to derail process Officials in Western capitals were infuriated when news leaked that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to build new homes in West Bank Jewish settlements before a summit in New York later this month, but renewed talks are still expected.