81. Netanyahu last week said he would continue building Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, brushing off U.S. demands for a settlement freeze. 82. Netanyahu said he would keep building Jewish settlements and make no concessions to the Palestinians unless they did more to fight terrorism. 83. Naveh said Israel has decided not to build new settlements. 84. Netanyahu says he supports expanding Jewish settlement, but has not made clear if he plans to build new settlements or enlarge existing ones. 85. Our package includes a soundbite from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel will not stop building settlements in Palestinian areas. 86. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has promised not to confiscate new land for Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank and not to build new settlements there. 87. Sharon would not build new settlements, but, like Barak, would continue to expand them, especially around Jerusalem. 88. Sharon has said he would not build new settlements in the occupied territories, but would expand existing ones. 89. Sharon would not build new settlements in the West Bank, but, like Barak, he would continue to expand them, especially around Jerusalem. 90. The Cabinet also decided that proposals to build new settlements would have to win special government approval. |