1.   And he will inform Netanyahu that expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza will seriously harm U.S.-Israel relations.

2.   A Sharon policy of expanding existing Jewish settlements in the West Bank could put the United States in a particularly difficult spot.

3.   All the approvals were for expanding existing settlements.

4.   But he said such attacks would likely continue if Netanyahu continues expanding Jewish settlements or reacts to the bombing with force.

5.   He also advocates expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank and delaying the promised withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian areas of Hebron.

6.   He also has a record of expanding Jewish settlement in occupied territories.

7.   Repeated clashes over expanding settlements soured relations between the Bush administration and an earlier Likud government, prompting Washington to suspend some loan guarantees.

8.   The two men also bluntly chastised Netanyahu for continuing the controversial policy of expanding settlements in disputed territories.

9.   Today, many Bedouin are frightened that each generation will be displaced anew, pushed off the land to make way for an expanding Israeli settlement or Palestinian town.

10.   U.S. officials have asked that Israel stop expanding settlements and occasionally ask visiting dignitaries to avoid them.