Sentence examples for the building of settlements from inspiring English sources

He criticized the building of settlements, but he was no longer making strict or detailed demands about halting such construction.

The building of settlements is a deliberate policy aimed at preserving and expanding the boundaries of Israel.

Lip-service aside, western governments support the siege of Gaza, the building of settlements and therefore Israel's periodic massacres.

Persisting in the 42-year-old occupation and the building of settlements gnaws at the very foundations of the Zionist dream.

Zionism began 125 years ago through the Jewish purchase of land in Palestine and the building of settlements on what the Jews saw as their ancient homeland.

The "road map" called for the Palestinians first to disarm militants and eliminate terrorist organizations, while Israel froze the building of settlements.

Indeed, the United States vetoed a resolution in February 2011 that would have condemned the building of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory.

The building of Jewish settlements on the West Bank must stop.

President George Bush Sr .threatened this assistance in 1992 to prevent the building of Israeli settlements between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

The primary subject of concern is the continued occupation by Israel of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the building of Israeli settlements on confiscated Palestinian land.

The move was seen as a shocking turnaround for Sharon, who had been a forerunner in the building of Jewish settlements in the captured area.