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"The United States opposes all unilateral actions, including West Bank settlement activity and housing construction in East Jerusalem, as they complicate efforts to resume direct, bilateral negotiations, and risk prejudging the outcome of those negotiations, " deputy spokesman Mark Toner said.
BBC: Israel settlements: Netanyahu defies outcry over E-1
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Some Labour members have joined the small but growing cross-party ginger-group that advocates unilateral Israeli withdrawal from most of the territories, and the construction of a strongly defended border fence.
ECONOMIST: Israel and the Palestinians
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Ongoing Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and Palestinian steps toward a unilateral declaration of statehood have driven the two sides further apart since Obama took office.
CNN: Obama announces 'new chapter' in U.S. Mideast diplomacy