The son of Thomas Mayhew established the first European settlement on the island in sixteen forty-two at Edgartown.

VOA: special.2011.07.25

The final settlement forced China to pay three hundred thirty-three million dollars.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

The settlement issue will be high on the agenda this week, when Prime Minister Netanyahu holds a series of high-level talks in Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

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

Chanie Luz lives in the West Bank settlement of Bethel near the Palestinian-ruled city of Ramallah.

VOA: standard.2009.05.29

"We want any Israeli government to accept the two-state solution, agreements signed, and stop settlement activities,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.29

Israel's dovish Peace Now movement denies claims by the right-wing Israeli government that it has imposed a partial settlement freeze in the West Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

He said Secretary Clinton's acceptance of Israel's offer to restrain - rather than freeze settlement growth has killed any hope of restarting peace talks anytime soon.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

The settlement issue is raising tension between Israel's new right-wing government and Washington.

VOA: standard.2009.05.29

Mr.Netanyahu's support for settlement expansion has strained Israel's all-important relations with Washington.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

Criminal charges against Muammar Gadhafi's son, Hannibal and his pregnant daughter-in-law were dropped after the two abused domestic servants reached an out-of court settlement and withdrew their complaint.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Meanwhile,the leader of the Shi'ite rebels, Abdelmalik al-Houthi, says that he is willing to participate in negotiations toward a settlement, according to a plan outlined in September by a block of Yemeni opposition parties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

The issue is far from being settled. The United States has called for Israel to freeze settlement construction, but in response Israel insisted the freeze would be time-limited and exclude settlements currently under construction.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

State Department Acting Spokesman Robert Wood said Clinton,in her calls to the Pakistani leadership on Saturday, urged a non-violent settlement of the confrontation with the opposition and said that there should be no impediments to peaceful, democratic assembly.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

"The aim of our efforts is to achieve a comprehensive and long-term settlement which would restore international confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, while respecting Iran's legitimate rights to the peaceful use of atomic energy."

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

When I say that the Israeli government is making an unprecedented offer even though it is not what many would hope for and even though our position remains the same that settlement activity is not legitimate - nevertheless it holds out the promise of moving a step closer to a two-state solution,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.02