Obama’s White House also declined to veto a UN Security resolution condemning Israeli settlement building in December, deeply angering Netanyahu. Netanyahu and Greenblatt met in Jerusalem on Monday, where the two discussed ways to reach peace and settlement construction. On Wednesday, Greenblatt met Israeli President Reuven Rivlin before travelling to Jordan for a meeting with King Abdullah II. In his Thursday remarks, Netanyahu stressed his committment to build a new West Bank community for the Amona settlers. Israel media said the construction of a new settlement was part of discussions on Monday between Greenblatt and Netanyahu.

Source: Manila Times March 16, 2017 12:00 UTC