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 by AFP Staff Writers Jerusalem (AFP) March 24, 2021
The four members of the so-called Middle East quartet discussed the resumption of "meaningful negotiations" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in their first meeting since US President Joe Biden took office. The body, which comprises the US, Russia, the EU and the UN, met virtually on Tuesday, a UN statement said. "The Envoys... met virtually to discuss returning to meaningful negotiations that will lead to a two-state solution, including tangible steps to advance freedom, security and prosperity for Palestinians and Israelis, which is important in its own right," it said. They discussed "the need for the parties to refrain from unilateral actions that make a two-state solution more difficult to achieve," in an apparent reference to Jewish settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. The meeting came as Israel was holding its fourth election in less than two years, with right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to extend his record 12 consecutive years in power. Expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, communities widely seen as illegal under international law, boomed under his tenure. The quartet fell largely dormant during the administration of former president Donald Trump, seen by Palestinians as biased towards Israel. The former president remained quiet as Israel announced new projects to broaden its control of the West Bank. Biden has indicated his administration will restore traditional bipartisan US criticism of settlement expansion.
Saudi coalition strikes advancing Yemen rebels Riyadh (AFP) March 20, 2021 The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Saturday it had launched air strikes in support of pro-government forces battling a quickening Huthi rebel advance on the northern city of Marib. The move came after a drone strike set a Riyadh oil refinery ablaze on Friday, in an attack claimed by the Huthis, as the rebels made major advances on Marib, seizing a strategic mountain. The dawn strike on the refinery was the second major assault this month on Saudi energy installations, highlighting an escalati ... read more
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