Sentence examples for the issue of settlements from inspiring English sources

But the top Israeli official said that the issue of settlements was still a major concern.

"The issue of settlements is clear: we never gave up our vision, whether now or previously".

The Oslo agreement of 1993 did not touch the issue of settlements.

And the Palestinians believe that Israel must be pressed firmly on the issue of settlements.

But we do not believe that the issue of settlements is relevant to the present cycle of violence".

Administration officials came to the realization that the issue of settlements was one among a clutch of difficult ones: Jerusalem, borders, security and Palestinian refugees.

Yet in meeting with his Cabinet today, Mr. Sharon told his ministers, most of whom are from parties identified with the settlement movement, that the issue of settlement outposts "might be addressed in the statement," a senior Israeli official said.

The recent flurry of moves on the European stage follows warnings by US and European diplomats that Israel risks international isolation over its policies, with the issue of settlement building of particular concern.

Both the international and the Israeli media – and, presumably, their audiences – couldn't get enough of debating the odds of a major clash between Washington and Jerusalem on the issue of settlement construction.

The issue of settlement building has plagued regional peace efforts and Israeli-American relations for decades, ever since the 1967 Middle East war ended with Israel holding vast swaths of land that had been won from its neighbors.

These trends indicate that Barack Obama took a smaller political risk than his predecessors would have when he (temporarily, alas) stood up to Mr. Netanyahu on the issue of settlement expansion.