King Abdullah II meets with PA leader Mahmoud Abbas and restates that a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital is the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Draft statement submitted to UN Security council warned that demolition "undermines viability of the two-state solution." Diplomatic officials say US objected to two different drafts, which must be approved by consensus.

Businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson appeared before haredi entrepreneurs in Bnei Barak on Tuesday. In an interview with Yasmin Lukatz, the head of the Israel Collaboration Network (ICON), he spoke about his successes and challenges.

“Even back then, he used to say ‘I will be a leader one day," recalls Alec Collins, who hosted the future PM in his home at Kfar Hanassi. "He has a great sense of humor, and this will be of great benefit to the UK.”