The United States has opposed the settlements on legal and political grounds. The Bush Administration has joined the issue now because in is being pressed by Israel and its supporters to come through with a huge loan program to aid Soviet immigrants.

• 美国以法律及政治理由反对[在占领区]安置[新移民]。布什政府现在加入辩论是因为以色列和支持以色列的入正施压力，迫使政府提出巨额贷款计划协助俄国[犹太]移民。