Sentence examples for opposed settlement from inspiring English sources

Samantha Power, US ambassador to the United Nations, said Washington also strongly opposed settlement activity.

He insisted that he opposed settlement in that area but had to weigh the options available at the time.

A 2010 survey of Jewish opinion in the UK revealed that while 72% described themselves as Zionists, 74% opposed settlement expansion and 35% said Jews should always feel free to voice public criticism of Israel.

Every U.S. administration, Republican and Democrat, since 1967 has opposed settlement construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

The White House spokesperson noted that every US Administration, since 1967, has opposed settlements in the occupied lands and reaffirmed their view that expanding settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem only served to further frustrate a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In the last three months of 2010, work began on 427 new units, according to an analysis by Peace Now, an Israeli advocacy group that opposes settlement construction.

Secretary of State John Kerry brokered a deal to get the sides back into the negotiating room without an Israeli commitment to a settlement freeze, even though the United States opposes settlement construction.

To get beyond nothingness, Lapid has at the very least to declare that he opposes settlement building outside the blocks that Israel wants to incorporate through land swaps in any peace deal.

Hagit Ofran of Peace Now, an Israeli leftist group that monitors, and opposes, settlement construction, said Tuesday in an interview that no new bids had been published since January, although they are generally issued every two to three months.

But Mr. Monsone was won over on Thursday when President Obama suggested at a news conference with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority — whose nickname is Abu Mazen — that while he opposes settlement expansion, it need not be resolved before resuming negotiations.

"Netanyahu and Yaalon are playing tough guys in order to win some credit among right-wing voters," said Dror Etkes, a researcher who studies — and opposes — settlement expansion.