# Roundup: Palestine and Israel

> The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned that Israeli plans for thousands of new settler homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank would deliver an “almost fatal blow” to chances of a peace deal with the Palestinians.

4 December 2012 · News

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## [UN’s Ban Ki-moon warns Israel of ‘fatal blow’ to peace](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20576462)

The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned that Israeli plans for thousands of new settler homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank would deliver an “almost fatal blow” to chances of a peace deal with the Palestinians.

## [The Holy Land: a vision rather than a nightmare](https://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17522)

Might is not right, that Palestinians are entitled to their rights and fundamental freedoms, and that settlements encroaching upon occupied lands are unacceptable let alone illegal.

## [Palestine upgrade ‘brings obligations under international law’](https://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17505)

Palestine’s historic recognition as a non-member observer state of the United Nations brings with it obligations under international law, Amnesty International says.

## [Israel condemned for plan to extend illegal settlements](https://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17506)

The Israeli government is facing international condemnation for a proposal for 3,000 new settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem.

## [World churches’ body welcomes UN decision on Palestine](https://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17500)

The newly upgraded status of Palestine in the United Nations is viewed as a positive step in the direction toward peace and a reaffirmation of the World Council of Churches’ long-term commitment to a two-state solution, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, World Council of Churches General Secretary said.