There's an eye-catching headline on the front of The New York Times today:

"Israel May Shift On Settlements Freeze Amid Broader Effort."

Here's how the story begins:

Israel would be open to a complete freeze of settlement building in the West Bank for three to six months as part of a broad Middle East peace endeavor that included a Palestinian agreement to negotiate an end to the conflict and confidence-building steps by major Arab nations, senior Israeli officials said Sunday.

As always with the news from that part of the world, though, other stories offer different perspectives:

— BBC News: "Israel Approves 50 Settler Homes."

— Haaretz.com: "Israel will build 50 new homes in an existing West Bank settlement as part of a wider plan to absorb residents slated to be evicted from the illegal outpost of Migron."