91.   Netanyahu said he preferred to expand existing settlements but did not rule out the possibility of establishing new ones also.

92.   Netanyahu said he preferred to expand existing settlements but did not rule out the possibility of establishing new ones.

93.   Netanyahu also has angered the Palestinians by saying he will expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and by ruling out a Palestinian state.

94.   Netanyahu declared before his trip to Washington that he would not stop building in Jerusalem and would continue to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

95.   Netanyahu favors expanding Jewish settlements as a means of thwarting Palestinian hopes to establish an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

96.   Netanyahu has also angered the Palestinians by saying he will expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and opposing a Palestinian state.

97.   Netanyahu has since come under sharp attack from Egypt and other Arab leaders for stalling on Palestinian autonomy and his plans to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

98.   On Friday, Israeli media reported that a Netanyahu-appointed team has drafted policy guidelines that included a pledge by the new government to expand Jewish settlements.

99.   On the right, Netanyahu will be under pressure to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank and build more Jewish neighborhoods in disputed Jerusalem.

100.   On Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesman James Rubin accused Netanyahu of reneging on promises not to expand existing settlements and not to establish new ones.