The United States views the upcoming United Nations conference on ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict as poorly timed and counterproductive, says diplomat Edgard D. Kagan.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, days after the US vetoed a similar measure in the Security Council. A ...

The Palestinian Authority is heading into a U.N. conference next week hoping to revive a long-defunct peace process ...