Peter Beaumont
Peter Beaumont is the Guardian's Jerusalem correspondent. He has reported extensively from conflict zones including Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East, and has reported widely on human rights issues and the impact of conflict on civilians. The winner of the George Orwell Prize for his reports from Iraq, he is the author of The Secret Life of War: Journeys Through Modern Conflict
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Trump in apparent U-turn on Israeli settlement growthUS president quoted by Israeli press saying he does not believe advancing settlements in Palestinian territories is good for peace -
Germany makes rare criticism of Israel over West Bank outposts voteMove to ‘legalise’ outposts in Palestinian territories has shaken trust in commitment to two-state solution, says Germany -
Palestinians demand action against Israel over settlements lawCritics say move to legalise thousands of West Bank homes shows Israel has no intention of ending occupation -
Israel passes bill retroactively legalising Jewish settlementsThe bill was supported by Benjamin Netanyahu, but opponents said the law ‘makes theft an official Israeli policy’
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Historian Deborah Lipstadt accuses Trump advisers of 'soft Holocaust denial'Expert on Nazi era who won court battle against Holocaust denier David Irving says president’s team is ‘de-Judaizing’ genocide
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Kerry defends US decision not to veto UN resolution against Israeli settlementsUS secretary of state pushes two-state solution and criticises Netanyahu in toughest remarks on Israel by a US official in years
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Netanyahu 'told New Zealand backing UN vote would be declaration of war'Israeli PM reportedly warned that support for motion on settlements would ‘rupture relations’ between two countries
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Israel threatens to give Trump 'evidence' that Obama orchestrated UN resolutionNetanyahu allies claim ‘iron-clad information’ from Arab sources reveals Obama administration drafted document to end settlements, which US abstained from
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Netanyahu snubs May over UN settlements vote, Israeli media saysIsraeli PM said to have told ministers two will not meet at Davos, but his office denies a meeting was ever scheduled
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