Secretary of State John Kerry returns to Israel and the Occupied Territories today in a bid to ramp up peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The New York Times reports Israeli officials have privately decided to delay an announcement of new settlement construction until after Kerry leaves so as not to embarrass him during his visit. Israel is expected to announce yet another round of settlement building in the occupied West Bank despite ostensibly negotiating over the creation of a Palestinian state there. Earlier today, an 85-year-old Palestinian man died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces at demonstrators rallying near the West Bank town of Nablus.