text: Israel accelerates settlement drive as Sharon pushes on with Gaza &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; JERUSALEM : The Israeli government was accelerating its settlement program with plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, bolstered by a US softening of opposition to new construction projects.
inputs: Israel accelerates settlement drive as Sharon pushes on with Gaza &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; JERUSALEM : The Israeli government was accelerating its settlement program with plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, bolstered by a US softening of opposition to new construction projects.