Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped from the
frying pan into the fire this weekend, when she sparked a controversy regarding
U.S. policy toward Israeli settlements right after some tough days of public
and private diplomacy in Pakistan. But was the controversy as serious as it
seemed? And what does it means for the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace
efforts? Here, a fact check on some settlement myths and misconceptions.
1. What is the
significance of Clinton's linguistic acrobatics?