Mr. Alan Shatter:

The settlements being constructed are in Area C, as designated by the Oslo Accords in 1993. Yes, if there is too much building in that area it will create a problem. The only reason I mentioned each of those events under Clinton and Bush is that on both occasions, in return for Israel retaining territory in which the settlements were constructed the Palestinians were offered alternative adjacent land to facilitate the creation of a Palestinian state. They rejected that.