glorification of violence. we have called on them to continue efforts to strengthen their own institutions and to improve governance, transparency, and accountability. we have stressed that the hamas arms build-up and military activities in gaza must stop. along with our quartet partners we have called on israel to end the policy of settlement expansion, of taking land for exclusive israeli use and denying palestinian development. to reverse the current process the u.s. and our partners have encouraged israel to resume the transfer of greater civil authority to the palestinians in area c, consistent with the transition called for by oslo. we have made clear significant progress across a range of sectors including housing, agriculture and natural resources can be made without