Here are some recent developments in the Mideast peace process. I expect things to move quickly as we get closer to the unofficial deadline for announcing the restart of peace talks during the next session of the UN General Assembly in three weeks:
My Way News - Israel OKs hundreds of new West Bank apartments
My Way News reports: "Israel officially approved the construction of hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, the Defense Ministry said Monday, deepening an already unprecedented rift with the U.S. over Israeli settlement expansion."
West Bank settlement growth looks likely -- latimes.com
The Los Angeles Times reports: "Israel signaled its intention Friday to build hundreds of new homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank, provoking a new clash with the Obama administration and complicating a U.S. effort to restart Middle East peace talks this fall."
My Way News - Peres: Palestinian state first, full peace later
My Way News reports: "Israeli President Shimon Peres, a longtime advocate of peace with the Palestinians, said Friday that a comprehensive settlement resolving the century-old dispute was not currently achievable. He called instead for a Palestinian state under a provisional arrangement even without a formal peace deal."
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