The judge has asked Dr. Rothman, 43, an Ohio native, to propose a consensus settlement by studying the impassioned, informed views of Cincinnati residents.
Except that, like all settlers, they live on stolen land, which they explain away by claiming Alfei Menashe is a "consensus settlement," basically meaning they believe the Palestinians don't mind it's there.
The barrier route runs, in some places, up to 12 miles deep into the West Bank, but settlements on the Israeli side of it are, broadly speaking, "consensus settlements" – ones that Israelis assume will be conceded to the Jewish state in peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
The barrier route runs, in some places, up to 12 miles deep into the West Bank, but settlements on the Israeli side of it are, broadly speaking, "consensus settlements" – ones that Israelis assume will be conceded to the Jewish state in peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
"There's a consensus that the settlement we have is not fit for purpose and Scotland opens up opportunities for us on that front".
He is a creature of the postwar liberal settlement, a consensus that used to exist for public investment in the arts, education and television that is now almost completely eroded.
It is much easier for a politician to speak of "settlements", a "consensus issue" whose solution could come about in the course of a term or two, thus allowing the leaders to reap the benefits of "peace" while still in office.
The major parties involved — including the Little Rock, North Little Rock, and Pulaski County school districts, the state, and a group representing black students and parents in the districts — had already agreed on the terms of the settlement, achieving a consensus that had been elusive since the lawsuit was first filed in 1982.
"Obama may have found the soft underbelly of Israel, because ending settlements is a consensus issue in the world, among American Jewry and even among a majority of Israelis," said Yossi Beilin, a former leftist minister and member of Parliament who now runs a private consulting firm.
