JERUSALEM (AP) ? The Israeli government hopes to reach a compromise with settlers that would stave off a looming deadline to evacuate the largest unauthorized settlement enclave in the West Bank.
The 50 families in the Migron outpost live on land that is private Palestinian property. Israel's Supreme Court has ordered them to leave by March 31.
The Migron residents refusing to comply. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a compromise Sunday that would relocate the outpost to nearby land that is not privately owned.
Netanyahu's office had no comment on the timing of the move. A Migron spokesman, Itai Chemo, says the new housing would take up to two years to build.
That could allow the settlers to remain in their homes long past the impending deadline.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
JERUSALEM (AP) ? The Palestinians' top Muslim cleric is facing harsh Israeli criticism for quoting a religious text that includes passages about killing Jews.
Mufti Mohammed Hussein said his remarks at a rally for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement last week were taken out of context and that he didn't incite people to kill Jews.
The comments from the rally were posted to YouTube by an Israeli watchdog group tracking incitement.
In the video, the mufti cited a hadith, or saying attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, that the Earth's end of days will not happen until Muslims kill Jews in a religious battle.
Israeli Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday condemned the comments as "heinous."
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