A Jewish settler boy stands next to earth-moving equipment working at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Senior Palestinian official Yasser Abed Rabbo said Monday that President Mahmoud Abbas remains ready to walk out on Mideast peace talks if Israel resumes construction in its West Bank settlements now that building restrictions have expired. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling-shot to hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, not seen, during a demonstration against Israel’s separation barrier as the Jewish settlement of Modiin Ilit is seen in the background, in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

A Jewish settler is detained by police officers as a bulldozer demolishes a structure in the West Bank illegal Jewish settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, north of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the US stance toward Israeli settlement building to worried Arab allies on Wednesday, saying Washington does not accept the legitimacy of the West Bank enclaves and wants to see their construction halted “forever.”(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)