Well, We're To Be Tackled

To tackle:

1. The act of stopping an opposing player carrying the ball, especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, as in football or Rugby.
2. The act of obstructing a player in order to cause loss of possession of the ball, as in soccer.
1. To grab hold of and wrestle with (an opponent).
2. Sports.
1. To stop (an opponent carrying the ball), especially by forcing the opponent to the ground.
2. To obstruct (a player with the ball) in order to cause loss of possession of the ball.

We all know that, right?

Read on:

Gordon Brown tells Ehud Olmert to tackle Israeli settlements - Israel must tackle illegal settlements in the West Bank in order to achieve a durable Middle East peace settlement, Gordon Brown has said.

Mr. Brown, let me assure you, we will score. The ball will be carried over in to the endzone, will be placed into the net, will be kicked through the goalposts.

Rest assured.

Oh, did you wish Ehud Olmert well in his criminal investigations, future trials and possible jail time?

VOA has it a bit more moderate:

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has held talks with outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on the issue of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Mr. Brown said Monday the settlement issue must be resolved if there is to be lasting peace in the Middle East.

Int'l Herald Tribune:

Brown also raised the issue of tensions over Israeli settlement activity. Fayyad has asked European leaders to support his call on Israel not to expand West Bank settlements..."The prime ministers discussed the issue of Israeli settlements and the importance of the Palestinian economy and measures that can be taken to reduce the constraints on the Palestinian economy," Brown's spokesman said.

And The Guardian gets us back to sports lingo:

Gordon Brown has called for an end to the "blockage" caused by Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land to make 2009 the "year of peace" in the Middle East.