Rep. Joaquin Castro, who signed the call, accused the State Department of 'effectively covering up the expansion of these settlements that are an impediment to peace.' The CEO of New Jewish Narrative said, 'With this letter, Congress is asking a simple question: How much is being spent to sabotage the possibility of a two-state solution?'

Foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries are meeting one year after the New York Declaration on Palestinian statehood. The conference will end with an eight-point 'Call for Action' urging a cease-fire, governance reforms and Gaza's reconstruction

Residents of many of the farms take part in the expulsion of Palestinian herding communities, and this week Britain imposed sanctions on the organization that coordinates the farms' activities