CAIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa said Saturday that Israel has "no genuine will to settle the Palestinian issue," the Egyptian state MENA news agency reported.

    Addressing at the inaugural session of the Interim Arab Parliament opened here earlier in the day, Moussa said there is some little progress in the Mideast peace process, but this is not enough.

    Israeli settlement activities that are still proliferating in the disputed lands spoil all peace efforts on the Palestinian-Israeli track, said the AL chief.

    The Israeli settlement plans have drawn harsh criticism from the Palestinian side and the international community, including Israel's ally the United States.

    Few tangible results have been achieved since Israel and the Palestinians revived their peace talks at a U.S.-sponsored conference last November.

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that "We consider (Israel's) settlements activities a major obstacle that obstructs any development in the peace process."

    As for the situation in Iraq, Moussa said the pan-Arab bloc supports Iraq's national reconciliation and seeks to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.