Middle East peace deal meets road block, according to Abbas (from The Zittlow Post)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that in order to reach a peace deal with Israel, the Jewish state must halt settlement construction in Palestine for their future state, according to the Associated Press.

Abbas made his statement in front of the United Nations after three weeks of peace talks between Palestine and Israel taking place in Washington, according to the Associated Press.

Friday marked the end of a moratorium on settlement building for Israel, an event that caused the ... Lab Laboratory Student