However, a genuine tragedy for the peace process and the future of the Palestinian State is the continued increase in Israeli settlements: under the Barak Government, over 41 000 settlers moved into in the occupied territories.
Men en sand tragedie for freden og for den palæstinensiske stats fremtid er den fortsatte vækst i de israelske bosættelser. Under Barak-regeringen har over 41.000 bosættere etableret sig i de besatte områder.