The phrase "settlement activities" is correct and usable in written English.
You might use it to refer to activities or processes related to settling a dispute or resolving an issue. For example: "The settlement activities included multiple meetings between both parties to discuss the conflict."
Israel's continuing settlement activities in the occupied territories get much of the blame.
I support President Obama's demand that Israel halt all settlement activities in the occupied territories.
The resolution demands that "Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem".
The company's financial troubles should be a "big lesson" to companies investing in settlement activities, said Barghouti.
Throughout this crisis, he has confirmed his commitment to holding on to all the settlements and has not accepted any freezing of settlement activities.
The UN security council has postponed a contentious vote on a resolution that would have demanded Israel halt all settlement activities as a "flagrant violation" of international law.
"There is neither credibility nor seriousness in negotiations in which Israel predetermines the results via its settlement activities and the occupation's brutality.
The chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said any agreement would require full cessation of Israeli settlement activities within a "specified timeframe".
Mr. Fayyad said that Israel should first meet its obligations, "especially those related to halting all settlement activities and other violations of human rights in Palestine".
"He can pledge to you secretly that he will stop settlement activities during the period of negotiations," read one talking point, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuof Israel.
Mr. Abbas's spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, said in a statement, "This escalation proves that the Israeli government only looks at reality through brute power, settlement activities, and Judaization".
