1.   And, except for those in Maale Adumim, neither did settler groups, saying it was not enough.

2.   Over the last year settler groups had made repeated threats of violence if the Oslo agreement went ahead.

3.   Settler groups in recent weeks have sought, without government approval, to expand their boundaries.

4.   Baumel denied that the settler group felt besieged after the two attacks.

5.   But critics of the U.S. tax policy assert even the most benign settler groups are inherently political because they build on contested land.

6.   But the settler umbrella group Yesha blamed Barak and his foreign minister, Shlomo Ben-Ami.

7.   Despite pleas from mainstream settler groups to refrain from incitement or threats, the extremists are branding Barak a traitor to his people.

8.   However, a spokesman for a settlers group said one was killed and three wounded.

9.   In recent years, Jewish settler groups have tried to buy homes in Arab neighborhoods of the city to establish bridgeheads and cement Israeli control.

10.   In recent years, Jewish settler groups have tried to buy homes in Arab neighborhoods of the city to establish bridgeheads there and cement Israeli control.