In practical terms settlements such as the sizeable Har Homa, and Givat Hamatos which is still in planning stages, serve to near-sever Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem from the West Bank; making a Palestinian state, which would have its capital in Jerusalem, logistically difficult without mass relocation of Israelis living beyond 1967 lines.
The E.U. labelling requirement, which would apply to little more than one percent of the fourteen billion dollars in goods and services Israel exports to the E.U., is a practical matter, since settlement products were never subject to a free-trade agreement between the two.
With the record trade deficit and the outsourcing of American jobs to China growing as significant election-year issues, the administration is casting its trade policy as a success built on practical negotiations and settlements of disagreements.
Baruch, a software engineer, was practical about joining a settlement: It was cheaper and easier to find the right kind of suburbia rural-ish but not rural"—and, importantly, Allisuburbia rural-ish
Others, perhaps not as religious or fundamentalist, join the settlements for practical reasons – life in Israel is expensive; land and houses are cheaper on the Arab side of the border.
Fourth, the more practical motivation behind the settlements is the desire of many Israelis, with the encouragement of the government, to live in affordable and spacious housing in a clean environment with easy access to urban centers.
"Mr. Davis is pleased that this is a fair and reasonable settlement and a practical outcome for all concerned," his lawyer, Kevin Van Wart of Kirkland & Ellis, said.
More important, he knows he could not sell confederation to Greek Cypriots.The pause in the talks gives Mr de Soto more time to finish a chunky document detailing the practical terms of a Cyprus settlement.
