Wennesland lauds Israeli affirmation of commitment to status quo but pans potential excessive force; Israeli, Palestinian envoys lay into global community's response to violence

Linda Thomas-Greenfield condemns Hamas for holding Israeli civilians, troops' bodies, and urges Israel to probe settler violence

Ramallah's man in New York, UN ambassador Riyad Mansour, tells ToI he appreciates what Biden administration has done but recognizes that Washington won't push Jerusalem into talks

US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses his recent interview with the PA's ambassador to the UN and Emanuel Fabian assesses fresh violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank

At previous gatherings, US blocked body forum from issuing statements it said would be 'unhelpful' in de-escalating violence; unlike previous sessions, Friday meeting to be public

Danny Danon slams 'shameless lies' from Palestinian representative Riyad Mansour, who says Israel's 'dispossession, deprivation and oppression' hamper response to pandemic

Television station reports former Israeli premier expected to state his opposition to Trump plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

At Security Council meeting on US settlements decision, Palestinians scoff at Washington's stance as undermining 'what is left of US credibility'

But Riyad al-Malki stresses Washington 'will not find a single Palestinian to accept' its deal if it does not include a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital

PA's UN envoy asks international community to preserve two-state solution; says that if not, Palestinians will 'accelerate their reproduction machines' and win demographic battle