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Israel Poised to Advance Controversial E1 West Bank Settlement Plan, Drawing Global Condemnation

Israel Poised to Advance Controversial E1 West Bank Settlement Plan, Drawing Global Condemnation

Israel Poised to Advance Controversial E1 West Bank Settlement Plan, Drawing Global Condemnation Israel is reportedly poised to grant formal planning approval for the highly contentious E1 settlement project, which proposes over 3,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank. This long-frozen plan, if advanced, would dramatically expand the Ma’ale Adumim settlement towards Jerusalem, effectively bisecting the West Bank and further isolating East Jerusalem from the Palestinian territories. The Supreme Planning Council is expected to greenlight the project next week,…

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Israel Pushes Ahead with E1 Settlement, Sparks International Alarm Over Two-State Solution

Israel Pushes Ahead with E1 Settlement, Sparks International Alarm Over Two-State Solution

Israel Pushes Ahead with E1 Settlement, Sparks International Alarm Over Two-State Solution Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich confirmed Thursday that the contentious E1 settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is proceeding, a move widely condemned by Palestinians and rights groups as effectively severing the territory and jeopardizing prospects for a Palestinian state. The project, which is expected to receive final approval on August 20, has been under consideration for over two decades. Critics argue that the E1 development,…

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