Sentence examples for settlement on land from inspiring English sources

We began our settlement on land captured in response to the Arabs' aggression during the 1967 war.

Development and promotion of the MIA led to large scale settlement on land described by Oxley 100 years earlier as "country which, for barrenness and desolation, can I think, have no equal".

When the sea channel separating the city from mainland was filled with earth in the 11th century, the city merged with the settlement on land, and soon, a single wall was built around the area of the present-day city core.

But now discussions are under way that are focusing again on curbing Jewish settlements on land that would go to the Palestinians for a future state.

It has defied international law by proceeding with the construction of the apartheid wall and building settlements on land expropriated from Palestinians.

On Monday, Ban criticised Israel for its continued building of settlements on land the Palestinians seek for an independent state and urged both sides to return to meaningful negotiations as soon as possible.

Washington has long opposed Israel's policy of building Jewish settlements on land in the West Bank that would be claimed by the Palestinians in any negotiated "two state" peace deal.

Her stance against Jewish settlements on land claimed by the Palestinians has been criticised by some in the pro-Israel community, but she has been received warmly by pro-Israel groups in the past.

Israel has made a two-state solution to the conflict less and less attractive by continuously building and enlarging settlements on land that would be part of the Palestinian state.

In one of the most eagerly awaited elements of the speech, he issued a tough message to Israel that went down well with his audience: stop building settlements on land claimed by Palestinians.

JERUSALEM — In recent years, the international community has made one central demand of Israel and one of the Palestinians to create conditions for a two-state solution: Israel must stop building settlements on land the Palestinians want for their state, and the Palestinians must dismantle terrorist networks and end violent attacks on Israelis.