Netanyahu says 'no concession' on Jewish settlements

Mr Netanyahu said he had written to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to remove any doubt about the issue.

He made the remarks hours before he left for Washington to address the influential pro-Israeli group, Aipac.

He has been invited to meet President Barack Obama on Tuesday, indicating a possible thaw in relations.

Tensions between the two allies has been running high over Israel's announcement to build 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, occupied by Israel since 1967, despite US efforts to re-launch stalled peace talks.

The invitation to the White House was delivered by President Obama's special Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, who met Mr Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday.

On a day of intense diplomatic activity in the region, Mr Netanyahu also met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is on a rare two-day visit to the region.

Netanyahu defiant

"As far as we are concerned, building in Jerusalem is like building in Tel Aviv," Mr Netanyahu told his cabinet.

But he said Israel was willing to widen the scope of planned indirect talks with the Palestinians that Mr Mitchell is to mediate.

The diplomatic package Mr Netanyahu is offering has not been made public, but officials say one element is agreement to discuss all the outstanding issues, including the future of Jerusalem, as well as borders, Jewish settlements and Palestinian refugees.

Mr Netanyahu comments on settlements were quickly denounced by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as unhelpful to attempts to restart peace talks, the AFP news agency reported.

Mr Abbas also condemned the recent killing of four Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli forces.

Speaking in Gaza on Sunday, Mr Ban called on Israel to end its blockade on Gaza, saying it causes "unacceptable suffering" and "undercuts moderates and encourages extremists".

Israel imposed the blockade in 2006 and tightened it when the militant movement Hamas overran the territory the following year.

Mr Ban said families in Gaza were living under "unacceptable, unsustainable conditions" and that it was "distressing" to see damage to housing caused by Israel's offensive 14 months ago, with no reconstruction possible under the blockade.

Also on Sunday, the Israel army said soldiers shot dead two Palestinians who tried to stab a soldier at a checkpoint in the West Bank.

On Saturday, a Palestinian teenager was shot dead during clashes near Nablus. A second person shot on Saturday died of his injuries on Sunday, West Bank medical officials said.

Tens of thousands call for immigration reform at Washington rally

Tens of thousands of people began assembling in Washington on Sunday to march for immigration reform, a politically charged issue that has been pushed to a back burner by the intense focus on healthcare.

Wearing colorful shirts and carrying banners and U.S. flags, thousands filled two blocks on the National Mall, chanting "si se puede" - "yes we can" - and "Obama listen, remember your promise."

Among the marchers was Jose Barnell, 60, a janitor originally from Mexico who said he crossed the border in 1970. A longtime resident of Chicago, he said he is now legal, as are his children and grandchildren. He traveled to Washington by bus to support immigration reform.

"We play a bugle right before we enter a fight," he said.

But many lawmakers, analysts and even activists are dubious that any overhaul of the immigration system is imminent. Sunday's march has been overshadowed by the House vote on healthcare overhaul legislation, and other domestic issues, such as the economy, weigh more heavily in the political calculus of this midterm election year.

At the rally site, Ali Nooani, chairman of Reform Immigration for America, which organized the march, disagreed that immigration reform was all but dead in 2010.

"This is the only issue on the table that has a history of bipartisan leadership," Nooani said, his voice almost lost by the sounds of the growing crowds. "Fixing immigration is fundamentally linked to the economy."

In a tactic that reflects the current economy, march organizers have tried to cast the immigration debate as part of economic recovery.

"What's important today is that jobs and immigration go hand in hand," Marc Morial of the National Urban League said on Sunday in a television interview. "When you've got millions of undocumented workers working off the books that affects the economy for everyone."

There are more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the country, and efforts to fix the current immigration system have failed in recent years. Liberals have sought a path for citizenship for undocumented workers, while conservatives have been just as adamant in opposing what they have called plans for amnesty. Both sides support efforts to secure the border with Mexico, but they differ on what tactics to use.

A new proposal has been pushed by Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham, (R-S.C.). There is no bill yet, but the White House has endorsed the initial framework.

The plan would require biometric Social Security cards to ensure that illegal workers cannot get jobs; added border security; a temporary-worker plan and some path to legalization.

The immigration reform issue has been politically difficult for the White House.

In a statement, President Obama praised Schumer and Graham, saying he was pleased to see their "promising, bipartisan framework, which can and should be the basis for moving forward. It thoughtfully addresses the need to shore up our borders and demands accountability from both workers who are here illegally and employers who game the system."

Latinos, in particular, have criticized the Obama administration's record on enforcement as the number of deportations of undocumented immigrants increased 5% -- to 387,790 in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2009. Nearly two-thirds of those removals involved non-criminals.

"There are millions dramatically impacted because [the policy is] not working," said Eun Sook Lee, executive director of the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium. The Los Angeles-based group is one of dozens of community organizations from California that sent 455 representatives to the march, Lee said.

Lee, 42, was born in South Korea, raised in Canada and came to the United States in 1994 without immigration papers. She said she is fortunate she was able to obtain legal-residency status, but many others are struggling with split families and limited opportunities to contribute, even though they have worked hard and been in the U.S. for many years.

That's the main reason Julio Salgado, 26, a senior at Cal State Long Beach, said he joined the march.

He said he came to the United States when he was 11 and graduated from Long Beach High School in 2001 -- with a 3.6 grade point average.

But because he does not have a green card or legal-resident status, Salgado said he couldn't qualify for federal student loans for college, making it tough for him to continue his education. Even so, he said he will be graduating this spring -- nine years after first enrolling in community college.

"We've done everything we've been told to do as kids, but I'm at a loss here," he said of his job prospects upon graduating. "Going to D.C. is my own personal push [on the Obama administration], but it's not just for me, but other people and families in the same situation as well."

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