Key European Leaders Demand Israel Halt West Bank Settlement Project
Seven countries said the tender would deepen settlement expansion and threaten the viability of a two-state solution, citing 1,234 planned homes.
- 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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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…
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informacion.esFrance, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy have demanded that Israel "return immediately" the expansionist plans of Benjamin Netanyahu's executive in the occupied West Bank with its 'E1' settlement project, which will divide the north and south of that territory. "We call on the Israeli government to immediately withdraw these projects and put an end to the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. These measures will not only drive us furth…
Germany and six allies call on Israel to stop the E1 settlement project – and warn companies of violations of international law.
Six European leaders condemn Israeli settlement plan in West Bank
Leaders of six European nations on Thursday condemned the Israeli government's decision to publish construction tenders for the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, calling on Israel to immediately retract the plans.
Seven countries, including Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada, are now condemning Israel's decision to open tenders for around 1200 new homes in the occupied West Bank.
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