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With each new construction. no one thinking seriously about peace can ignore the reality of what the settlements pose to that peace. but the problem obviously goes well beyond settlements. trends indicate a comprehensive effort to take the west bank land for israel and prevent any palestinian development there. today, the 60% of the west bank known as area c, much of which was supposed to be transferred to palestinian control long ago under the oslo accords, much of it is effectively off limits to palestinian development. most today has essentially been taken for exclusive use by israel simply...

River valley and israeli resorts line the shores of the dead sea, a lot of people don't realize this. they line the shore of the dead sea where palestinian development is not allowed. in fact, almost no private palestinian building is approved in area c at all. only one permit was issued by israel in all of 2014 and 2015 while approvals for hundreds of settlement units were advanced during that same period. moreover palestinian structures in area c do not have a permit from the israeli military are potentially subject to demolition and currently being demolished in a historically high rate ove...

Of terrorism and stopping glorification of violence. we called on them to continue efforts to strengthen their own institutions and improve governance and transparity and accountability. we stress that the hamas arms buildup and militant activities in gaza must stop. along with our quartet partners, we have called on israel to end the policy of settlement construction and expansion, of taking land for exclusive israeli use and denyingç 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...