Key European Leaders Demand Israel Halt West Bank Settlement Project
Seven countries said the 1,234-home tender would deepen settlement expansion and threaten a contiguous Palestinian state, according to the joint statement.
- Leaders of seven countries, including France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom, condemned a major settlement project in the West Bank, urging Israel to "retract these plans immediately and end its expansion of settlements."
- Israel's housing ministry published a tender on August 18 for more than 1,200 homes, representing roughly one-third of a planned 3,400-unit development in the sensitive tract between Jerusalem and Maale Adumim.
- Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians has increased since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants from the Gaza Strip; the secretary general warned the project poses an "existential threat" to a Palestinian state.
- Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot called the tenders "unacceptable" on Thursday, stating the project "would seriously undermine the viability of the two-State solution."
- Submissions for the housing project are due by October 19, one week before Israeli elections scheduled for October 27, positioning the deadline amid electoral pressures.
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The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Norway have joined forces to show their firm rejection of Israel's plans to make further progress in the construction of a colony in the West Bank, called E1, which will split this Palestinian territory in two and make it impossible to create a future Palestinian State.
European leaders condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement project
European heads of government have rejected the Israeli government’s decision to publish construction tenders for the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, describing the move as “unacceptable.” The leaders of the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands issued a joint statement on Thursday condemning Israel’s action. They pointed to the firm opposition […] European leaders condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement…
Burnham Joins Allies In Calling Out Israel's 'Unacceptable' Plan For The West Bank
Israeli soldiers sit under a tent in front of the home of Ohio-based Palestinian American landlord Loui Ridi, which has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week, in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Andy Burnham has joined his allies in slamming Israel’s “unacceptable” settlement plan for the West Bank.The prime minister and his counterparts in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, No…
It would divide the West Bank into two: Italy, France, Germany, United Kingdom (and Canada) have defined the plan "unacceptable"
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