Topic: Riyad Mansour

The Palestinian Authority told the United Nations Friday that new settlement plans in the West Bank by Israel could lead to an apartheid in a one-state region.

The United Nations failed to pass a U.S. resolution condemning Hamas and other militant groups for their activities against Israel in Gaza.

The U.N. General Assembly will meet in an emergency session this week after the United States vetoed a resolution that rejected Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said U.S. President Barack Obama could harm Israeli interests before he leaves the White House.

The United Nations Security Council has demanded access to the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk in Damascus due to living conditions that are "beyond inhumane."

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's insistence that a two-state solution not be applied to Palestine will cause isolation, a Palestinian diplomat said.

The U.S. State Department. was critical of Israel's plan to withhold Palestinian tax revenue, as were Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Palestinian authorities.

A draft measure with a definitive timetable for establishing the state of Palestine received the support of Arabs countries at the U.N. Security Council.

Israel approved the construction of 1,500 housing units in East Jerusalem and plans to OK another 5,000 units by the week's end, officials said.

A Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations is alleging Israel broke a cease-fire by opening fire on 20 farmers in a field in the Gaza Strip Friday.