When I interviewed prominent figures in the settler movement for my book on Israeli settlements, I was met time and again with the declaration that settlements are "more legitimate" than major Israeli coastal cities, in a paradoxical interpretation of Israeli law.
Israel's 15-member inner cabinet, which must approve any further moratorium on settlement construction, was meeting for the first time since Israeli and American leaders reached broad agreement last week on an additional 90-day construction freeze, but it did not discuss the issue.
"The members will be watching BP's every move to make sure that the settlement agreement is met and that BP fulfills its obligations".
However, he said, quality control teams and others will continue to work to ensure that the terms of the settlement are being met.
It is against this backdrop that I find the hysteria with which the Sharon Shoesmith settlement has been met deeply unhelpful and counterproductive.
The accord gives ExxonMobil deadlines and requires the company to keep DEQ up to date on how its settlement obligations are met.
For a long time, the growing demand for water services in urban informal settlements has been met by ruthless cartels who make a killing from disrupting the existing water supply and selling water off at very high rates.
Andrew Newbury, head of the Pannone legal firm's family, private client and wealth management division, said: "Prior to 2000, the main logic behind divorce settlements in England and Wales was meeting the needs of the financially weaker spouse.
The Netanyahu government's ongoing refusal to declare a moratorium on settlements expansion has been met with Arab leaders' obdurate resistance to offer Israel concessions of their own, raising questions about Mitchell's strategy and the viability of the process.
Cases involving multiple settlements are reflected in the year of the most recent partial settlement, provided certain conditions are met.
