Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls for Biden administration to finalize initiative, amid resistance over unequal treatment of Arab Americans seeking entry into Israel

State Department spokesman calls for those behind Israeli reprisal attacks to be held fully accountable, slams Israeli practice of holding onto bodies of Palestinian attackers

Second ministerial meeting was supposed to take place in July after several delays; US official says West Bank expansion moves also 'taint' Saudi normalization effort

While US, Saudi and Israeli officials had been working to get line up by end of month, Hanegbi says they weren't able to pull it off; reason not said to be political

Guterres says settlements driving violence, urges Jerusalem to halt expected approval of over 4,000 homes and reverse resolution handing Smotrich control of West Bank planning

White House reiterates importance of 'broadest possible base of popular support' for judicial reforms as bill shackling court on 'reasonableness' doctrine heads to committee

State Department issues condemnation over the weekend after Jerusalem announces it'll green-light 4,500 settlement units, hand Smotrich more control over settlement policy

Prime minister's comments at cabinet meeting come amid mounting reports of advanced negotiations between Washington and Tehran

Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, slated to meet both political and military leaders and discuss 'constraining Iran's destabilizing behavior'

Washington says Jerusalem will maintain military edge and free hand to act against adversaries in the Middle East, report says