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Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ruled that any new settlement construction in the West Bank must be personally approved by him.The order comes just hours after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made another plea to Israel to stop building homes for Jews in occupied East Jerusalem.The row has paralysed renewed peace efforts following November’s Annapolis talks.Both leaders say they’re aiming to sign a peace treaty in 2008, but as Jacky Rowland explains, many challenges lie ahead.

The United States has confirmed it will host a Middle East conference on November 27 in Annapolis, Maryland. Aljazeera has been speaking to people on the streets of Jerusalem to gauge their reaction to the talks.

Diplomats from Arab leagues and nations descend on America’s city for peace deal.

Diplomats from Arab leagues and nations descend on America’s city for peace deal.

On Riz Khan Street Talk we look at some of the feedback from Wednesday’s show on mapping Muslims in the US, the Annapolis Summit, and a new designer kitten worth over $22,000.