The United States could approve the “natural growth” of settlements in the West Bank. “There is some flexibility there,” a senior Bush administration official was quoted as saying Saturday regarding a New York Times report that Washington would allow new Israeli construction in West Bank settlements to accommodate their natural population growth.
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