No, Not "Expanding", Condi

Israeli settlements have been expanding

That was said by Secretary of State Dr. Condoleeza Rice in an interview with Michele Kelemen of NPR.

"Settlements", what I more properly term Jewish communities, do not "expand". Their size has been fixed for years by zoning laws, government licensing regulations, etc.

The so-called "illegal outpost" phenomenom, what I more properly term satellite outposts, are over 90% within those zoning boundaries, although they may be relatively far from the main area of domicility.

The population may be "expanding", or increasing, but between you and me, that's kind of difficult to prevent.

So, Condi, why don't you get to work on "reducing", reducing Arab terror, virulent propaganda, etc.