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Palestinians complain to Kerry about settlements

By Deb Riechmann
Published August 9, 2013 1:48am ET
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Palestinians complain to Kerry about settlements
FILE - This July 29, 2013 file photo shows former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk speaking at the State Department in Washington. Indyk is headed to the region for a second round of talks Aug. 14 in Jerusalem followed by a later meeting in Jericho, the State Department announced on Thursday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) | Charles Dharapak

WASHINGTON (AP) — The second round of U.S.-brokered Mideast peace talks will be held next week, the State Department said Thursday, even as the Palestinians protested new Israeli settlement activity.

In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, the chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said Israel’s latest settlement announcements were an indication of “Israel’s bad faith and lack of seriousness” in the talks.

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