E1 Settlement Expansion: A Controversial Push Ahead of Elections
Ir Amim said the latest tender brings the E1 plan to 3,401 units and could split the occupied West Bank from East Jerusalem.
- On Wednesday, Israel added a tender for 2,167 housing units to its E1 settlement expansion plan, bringing the total to 3,401 units, according to Israeli rights group Ir Amim.
- Located between East Jerusalem and the Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, the E1 project would bisect the Israeli-occupied West Bank and fragment land Palestinians hope will form the heart of a future state.
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, an ultra-nationalist in the governing coalition, said the plan would "bury" a Palestinian state; bidding opens October 25, two days before Israel's parliamentary election.
- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs noted "with alarm" Israel's efforts on Thursday, warning these actions "may contravene international law" and undermine peace efforts in the Middle East.
- A joint statement by 22 countries released on August 20 labeled Israel's E1 construction tenders "unacceptable," reaffirming that settlements are illegal under international law.
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Israel moving ahead with settlement plans that would split West Bank in two, rights group says
Rights groups say the Israeli government is forging ahead with a contentious settlement expansion plan that would effectively divide the occupied West Bank, long criticized as a threat to the viability of a future Palestinian state.
Jerusalem. Israel added a bid for the construction of 2,167 new homes to its plan to expand the reoccupied E1 settlement in the West Bank, which will divide the territory and East Jerusalem into two, said yesterday the Israeli human rights organization Ir Amim.
The strategic E1 settlement has been criticized by several European countries for making the future creation of a Palestinian state impossible
ISRAEL is expanding the controversial E1 plan to 3,401 apartments, thereby risking cutting off the West Bank and permanently preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Israel plans to add approximately 2,100 housing units to its 'E1 settlement' expansion plan in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank...
E1 Settlement Expansion: A Controversial Push Ahead of Elections
Israel's E1 settlement expansion plan includes a new tender for 2,167 housing units, raising the total to 3,401 units, causing international concern over its implications for a future Palestinian state. Critics argue the project will fragment the West Bank and threaten peace processes, amid backlash from various nations.
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