The planned construction is on lands that Israel captured as part of its victory in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

Mr.Netanyahu imposed the construction freeze under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The support troops perform a variety of functions such as mine clearance, equipment servicing, construction,air support, medical services and many others.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Also,Israel will not halt construction in disputed East Jerusalem, which it sees as part of the indivisible capital of the Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

But instead of accepting the proposed halt in settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian leaders rejected the peace offering, as "nothing new".

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

Now the pace of construction has picked up as crews assemble more sections of the station.

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

Palestinian officials said their decision hinges on whether Israel rescinds its plans to go ahead with more construction on lands that Palestinians claim as their own.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The freeze allows for buildings already under construction in West Bank settlements to be completed and does not apply to East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as their future capital.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

I paid off as much as I could." Zahwe Samouni had little cash left and was unable to find enough construction materials, but she managed to build a two-room cinderblock house.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

"Let us settle it, expand and love our homeland." Mr.Netanyahu reluctantly imposed a partial freeze on West Bank construction under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

The freeze does not include 3,000 Jewish homes already under construction in the West Bank and does not apply to disputed East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians seek as the capital of their future state.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

Mr.Netanyahu has been a strong supporter of Jewish settlement in all of the biblical land of Israel, but he imposed the construction freeze last month after urging from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10