Original sentence: Citing the fact that Hamas only increased the violence after settlements were removed from Hamas-controlled Gaza, and contrasting that to the experience that settlements in Egypt's Sinai were not an "obstacle" to Israel's peace with Egypt that has lasted since 1979, despite that these settlements were dismantled only after peace with Egypt was concluded, as well as citing the fact that Fatah leaders (West Bank/PLO) rejected Israel's 2000 and 2008 offers to withdraw dozens of settlements and to withdraw from more than 93% of the West Bank respectively, advocates of settlements contend that historically, settlements have not been the real "obstacle" to peace.Israel dismantled 18 settlements in the Sinai Peninsula in 1982, and all 21 in the Gaza Strip and 4 in the West Bank in 2005, but continues to both expand its settlements and settle new areas in the West Bank, despite being condemned by 158 out of 166 nations in one vote, and 160 nations out of 171 nations in a different vote, in the UN.The International Court of Justice also says these settlements are illegal, but only in an advisory opinion not a binding ruling.The international community considers the settlements in occupied territory to be illegal, and the United Nations has repeatedly upheld the view that Israel's construction of settlements constitutes a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention
Edited sentence: However, Israeli settlement expansion has continued unabated, despite being condemned by 158 out of 166 nations in one vote, and 160 nations out of 171 nations in a different vote and the UN.Israel dismantled 18 settlements in the Sinai Peninsula in 1982, and all 21 in the Gaza Strip and 4 in the West Bank in 2005, but continues to both expand its settlements and settle new areas in the West Bank.The International Court of Justice also says these settlements are illegal, but only in an advisory opinion not a binding ruling and less than 10% of foreign governments support Israel's settlements.The United Nations has repeatedly upheld the view that Israel's construction of settlements constitutes violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.The international community considers the settlements in occupied territory to be illegal