Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Rejects ‘Myth’ That West Bank Settlements Are An Obstacle To Mideast Peace

Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a future state, the Middle East peace "Quartet" recommended on Friday in an eagerly awaited report.

The report by the Quartet entities sponsoring the stalled peace process — the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations — said the Israeli policy "is steadily eroding the viability of the two-state solution."