Sentence examples for settlements on that from inspiring English sources

The Israeli annexation of settlements on that land, which Palestinians have long demanded as the home base of their future independent state, could present a serious obstacle to a two-state solution to the protracted conflict.

A state that is occupying territory that is not its own cannot build settlements on that territory and transfer its own citizens into them.

But a state that is occupying territory that is not its own cannot build settlements on that territory and transfer its own citizens into them.

According to Tomas Kinmonth, an analyst at Dutch bank ABN Amro, a settlement on that scale could impede Deutsche's ability to pay coupons – or regular interest payments to investors – on a special type of bond.

It has plunged Mr. Bush into what his aides agree is a risky new phase of direct involvement in negotiating a settlement on that most intractable of problems -- a morass that has dragged down many a negotiator before, including President Bill Clinton at the end of his term.

Look for intensified disputes in the months to come about a possible attack on Iran, even tougher sanctions, and more pressure on President Obama to both try to reach a negotiated settlement on that front and to consider American action.

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.

But they say the victims were probably involved in a turf battle between drug gangs that are fighting for control of Rocinha and Vidigal, two large favelas, or squatter settlements, on mountainsides that overlook the sea.

In the past year, the government has exacted a series of multimillion-dollar settlements on companies that have rigged global interest rates, preyed on consumers or endangered the environment.

It has even secured $500,000 in settlements on cases that had languished for more than a decade, said Avery S. Mehlman, deputy commissioner in charge of the law enforcement bureau.

Mr. Kerry's timetable may be overoptimistic, but no two-state solution can ever be reached if Israel expands its settlements on territory that will eventually become part of a Palestinian state.