ويتزايد نشاط الاستيطان وتتزايد المستوطنات، ولا سيما في القدس وهي مدينة مقدسة في الأديان الثلاثة وقال المجلس دوما إنها ذات طابع خاص ينبغي احترامه.
Settlement activity is growing and settlements are growing larger, particularly in Jerusalem, which is a Holy City three times over and which the Council has always said had a special character whose nature should be respected.