But in trying to forge a peace settlement, the administration never sought economic or arms sanctions.
As part of the settlement, the administration would enact new policies against bias and establish a special unit to monitor disability claims for the next 30 months.
During the subsequent settlement and administration of the surrounding area by the Portuguese, Governor Alfonso de Albuquerque, who conquered the city of Goa in 1510, encouraged his countrymen to marry Indian women to help establish Portuguese authority.
The measures under discussion — all largely symbolic — include stepping back from America's near-uniform support for Israel in the United Nations if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel does not agree to a settlement freeze, administration officials said.
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In late August, he was kicked off of the 50-state task force after he refused to go along with the quick settlement the administration and his fellow state AGs were working out.
Although Bush did put some pressure on Israel to eliminate settlements, his administration kept up largely positive relations with Israel.
In a major difference with the Mitchell report, which calls on Israel to impose an immediate freeze on settlements, the Bush administration has decided that the settlement issue should be addressed in a more gradual manner.
"After the failed attempt to stop Israeli settlement expansion, the administration gave up," Fayyad told me.
Analysts said that by demanding, and then appearing to back off from, a total freeze in Israeli settlement construction, the administration hurt its credibility with Arab leaders.
