51.   Jewish settlers, meanwhile, threatened to seize more land if the Palestinians declared statehood.

52.   Lawyers said moves to seize his land were unconstitutional.

53.   Levy denied an Israel radio report Tuesday that some of the Jordan Valley settlements had seized adjacent lands to expand.

54.   Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and South African President Thabo Mbeki met with Mugabe on Thursday, and urged Zimbabwe to follow its own laws when seizing land for redistribution.

55.   Mugabe has called the occupation a justified protest against unfair land ownership by the white descendants of colonial-era settlers who originally seized black land without paying.

56.   Now the government has threatened to use administrative powers to seize the land.

57.   Opposition groups have accused Mugabe of promising free land and allowing the veterans to seize land in an effort to shore up his collapsing support before elections in April.

58.   Opponents say the practice of seizing land and handing it to the team is inherently corrupt, especially when eminent domain laws are used to force small businessmen out.

59.   Reports said some people had tried to make a profit by seizing lands on the site, in an effort to claim unreasonable compensation from the authorities.

60.   Settler leaders have said they are seizing land, fearing it will be handed over to the Palestinians.