Palestinians: settlements will "destroy" the two-state solution Israel has approved plans to build 523 homes in the West Bank, Jewish settlers said on Thursday, in the first step towards a new settlement "city." The announcement drew furious condemnation from many Palestinians including Saeb Erakat, a top Palestinian negotiator, who considers the settlements to be the "last nail in the coffin of the two-state solution." Images and soundbites of Saeb Erakat and several Israeli settlements around east Jerusalem