UNITED NATIONS:During a rare address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an international Middle East peace conference to be convened by the middle of this year. The Palestinians no longer view Washington as a neutral negotiator and ...

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah met Monday the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt in West Bank city Ramallah, urging the U.S. to pressure Israel over settlements. According to a statement by the PM's office, the meeting tacked the issue of the national reconciliation ...