US &#39;backs Israeli settlement growth&#39;
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In an unannounced policy shift, Washington has given its approval for the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to the New York Times.
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Jerusalem - The Israeli cabinet approved guidelines Sunday to compensate settlers uprooted by Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan, giving the prime minister a welcome boost ahead of a parliamentary showdown this week.
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JERUSALEM - A senior Israeli official confirmed yesterday that a series of steps to restart the peace process had been agreed by Israel, the Palestinians and Egypt.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved the construction of 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, officials said Tuesday, violating a U.S.-backed peace plan that calls for a building freeze.    Sharon's aides said they had Washington's tacit approval for the construction, because the houses would be built inside existing settlements that are among the enclaves Israel insists on keeping under any peace settlement with the Palestinians...
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The United States sought on Thursday to bolster support for an aid blockade against the Palestinian Authority and win backing for U.S. efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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HAR GILO, West Bank  - Israel plans to build more  than 530 new settler homes in the West Bank after Washington  signaled it would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the  occupied territory, political sources said Monday.
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Officials said Sunday that Israel has approved plans to expand four Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a practice the United States has opposed in the past.
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The Israeli government was accelerating its settlement program on Monday with plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, bolstered by a US softening of opposition to new construction projects.
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Jewish settlements slated for evacuation have shown marked population growth, according to figures released Sunday, and settlers said supporters are moving to these communities to bolster them before the planned withdrawal.
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Israel is building more than 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank despite a commitment under a U.S.-backed peace plan to stop such expansion, the Peace Now group said in a report on Wednesday.
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The Bush administration expressed confidence Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to &quot;move forward&quot; on peacemaking with the Palestinians after he withdraws Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from Gaza.
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Israel plans to build more than 530  new settler homes in the West Bank after Washington signaled it  would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied  territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
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Israel plans to build more than 530 new settler homes in the West Bank and signalled it would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  has approved building tenders for 1,000 more homes in Jewish  settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting  the United States, political sources said on Tuesday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Israel still supports the US-backed road map peace plan. Sharon spoke after a senior advisor was quoted as saying that Sharon&#39;s
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The White House praised the Israeli parliament&#39;s approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.
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The Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel&#39;s announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the