In farewell interview, ambassador to Palestinians laments Abbas's failure to hold elections, suggests mail-in ballot as solution to Israeli opposition to voting in East Jerusalem

PA says Israel has also yet to respond to demand to hold vote in Jerusalem

EU wants to allocate at least $5 million to the project, while Qatari envoy says Doha will fund construction of part of a gas pipeline inside Israel

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff led delegation of 13 European diplomats to Givat Hamatos to protest 'de facto annexation attempt,' but shouting right-wing activists didn't let him speak

Representatives from EU, Japan, Russia and China also address crowd, which arrives despite coronavirus spike and Israeli forces turning away buses at Jordan Valley checkpoint