Arabs Want U.N. to Stop Israeli Land Seizure
Arab states agreed Saturday to seek an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to stop Israel from confiscating Palestinian-owned land in East Jerusalem, calling the seizure a threat to Middle East peace.
Foreign ministers reached the agreement at a meeting here of the 22-member Arab League in response to Israel’s plan to confiscate 140 acres of land to build 7,000 apartments for Jews. However, they made no decision on a Palestinian request that they pull out of multilateral peace talks with the Jewish state.
In Jerusalem, government spokesman Uri Dromi said Israel considers land in Jerusalem a municipal issue.
More to Read
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
