Some want to annex the West Bank, others to separate from the Palestinians—and all view Jerusalem as anything but a settlement. WSJ.com: What’s News US
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Israeli settlements not ‘impediment’ for peace, just ‘not helpful’ – White House
Donald Trump’s administration has warned that while further expansion of Israeli settlements on the occupied Palestinian territory is not an “impediment” for peace, it “may not be helpful” in resolving the decades-old conflict. “While we don’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, the construction of new settlements or the expansion of […]
Regulatory settlements raise questions about America’s financial markets
THIS week, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank became the latest banking giants to finalise multi-billion dollar settlements with American authorities over misdeeds in the mortgage market in the run-up to the financial crisis. But other, less publicised settlements have hissed out of the waning Obama administration like a series of slow punctures: with Moody’s, a […]
