UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In his first major United Nations speech eight years ago, President Barack Obama said he would not give up on Israeli-Palestinian peace. Obama raised concerns about Israeli settlements in the West Bank when he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Wednesday. It would not be the first time a U.S. president took action on the Middle East at the end of a term. Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have no plans to meet this week at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders. 'IN YOUR DREAMS'In his eighth speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Obama gave little time to the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

Source: The Star September 21, 2016 20:37 UTC