>Do you disagree that building settlements in disputed territory which is almost entirely populated by Arabs is a provocative act? The settlers are going out of their way to be pugnacious.
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>Mike, the original statement, by Tracy, which you agreed with, stated unconditionally that settlement were illegal. I am challenging that fact.
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>Whether settlements are practical is a matter of debate - I am asking Tracy (and you, since you played, "ditto"), on what specific points of law are West Bank settlements "illegal".

What I said was their legality is in dispute. Which was not even my point. Do you not consider the settlements acts of provocation?