A controversial Israeli settlement plan that would effectively split the West Bank in two is gaining momentum after a key government committee -- the Higher Planning Committee of the Civil Administra...

Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, head of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, says the solution of the Israeli government is the "ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people."

Huckabee, long known as a staunch supporter of the view that Judea and Samaria are an integral part of Israel, made it clear that Israel is a sovereign nation that will make its own decisions.