G8 to Israel: end settlement construction, including natural growth, open border crossings

TRIESTE, Italy — A broad international coalition urged Israel on Friday to freeze all settlement activity in the West Bank and lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip, backing U.S. President Barack Obama’s Mideast policy.

Mideast Quartet urges Israel to freeze settlement activity, including ‘natural growth’

TRIESTE, Italy — The Quartet of Mideast negotiators has called on Israel to freeze all settlement activity and to lift its blockade on the Gaza Strip.