Amid intense fighting between IDF and Palestinian terror groups, former US president says his term was 'Peace Presidency,' successor making world 'more violent and more unstable'

US blocks passage of Security Council statement criticizing both sides, but neither Israel nor Palestinians impressed; other allies of administration slam hands-off approach

Rights group alleges persecution, argues Israel has 'demonstrated an intent to maintain the domination of Jewish Israelis over Palestinians' in Israel, West Bank and Gaza

PA president calls 1987 Anti-Terrorism Act the main obstacle to developing US-Palestinian ties, hints Ramallah will take own steps to improve relations

PA president expected to thank Biden for restoring aid while urging further steps, and to express continued support for two-state solution while castigating Israel over settlements

More so than the election of a leader Biden is politically at odds with, extension of uncertainty after 4th inconclusive vote complicates his ability to expand ties with Israel

Envoy delivers news in her 1st address at Security Council monthly briefing on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during which she laments that same attention not given to other issues

Hussein Agha and Ahmad Samih Khalidi, seasoned negotiators with Israel, propose Jordan and Egypt taking on security roles, and Saudi normalization if settlement expansion ends

International Criminal Court confirms formal notice sent to Israel, Palestinian Authority, giving them 30 days to seek delay by proving their own investigations

Ahead of meeting with Macron, president pens op-ed in French daily, warning that investigation could hurt peace efforts and insisting that Israel respects international law