Israel to Press ahead with Building Plan

　　Israel has given preliminary approval for the construction of more than a thousand new apartments in occupied West Bank settlements.

 

　　This comes before Israeli and Palestinian negotiators head into the second round of their US-brokered peace talks in Jerusalem next Wednesday.

 

　　Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement watchdog said the move if greenlighted by the government could complicate¹ the peace talks.

 

　　Lior Amichai is an expert on settlements with the group.

 

　　"The government of Israel through the civil administration, a military body in the IDF, approved over 1,000 housing units in the West Bank settlements. This puts into question Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu's true intentions going into the negotiations³ table."

 

　　Peace talks between the two sides previously⁴ broke down in 2010 over Israel's settlement construction.

 

　　The two sides only resumed negotiations last month, after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry manuvoured for months to get both back around the negotiation² table.

 

　　On Sunday, the Israeli government put 91 settlements on a national priority funding list. It includes 9 from the West Bank.

 

　　Settlements are considered illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this.

1 complicate   

vt.使复杂化，使混乱，使难懂

参考例句：

• There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
• These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

2 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。