Israeli radio reports made no reference to the threats, apparently seeking to avoid increasing tensions among the 130,000 settlers in the territories.

He said the police had attempted to avoid heightening tensions with an aggressive response, and had watched from a careful distance.

To avoid ethnic tensions, they wrote bylaws that prohibited political activity.

How do we avoid tensions on the subcontinent?

City officials negotiated with both Caribbean and Hasidic leaders for months in an attempt to avoid tensions between the two groups.

The two nations also have a 4,000-mile frontier and a common interest in avoiding tensions there.

It's to listen to all sides, and to recommend and seek ways to avoid similar incidents and tensions in the future.

They think everything should be done to avoid national tensions - even if there are hundreds of urgent other tasks.

Social integration of economic migrants in the Member States is, as he stressed, absolutely essential if we are to avoid social tensions.

The decision was intended to avoid further tensions between China and Taiwan.