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'Robust' Reply to Israeli Settlement Plan Needed: McEntee
McEntee said the 1,200-home E1 plan threatens a contiguous Palestinian state and urged the European Union to respond decisively.
- On Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee criticized Israel's publication of a tender to build 1,200 housing units in Palestine, labeling the E1 project a "fundamental threat" to a contiguous Palestinian state.
- Ms McEntee noted that violence by extremist settlers against Palestinian communities is part of an "alarming and escalating pattern," compounded by illegal settlement construction across the West Bank.
- In addition to criticizing the tender, Minister McEntee called for the removal of restrictions on the finances of the Palestinian Authority, urging Israel to "immediately rescind this tender."
- The Minister vowed that Ireland will "press for a stronger" international response, insisting the European Union must be prepared to respond decisively to actions that violate international law.
- McEntee emphasized that Israel must uphold its duty to "protect the Palestinian population under its control," as Ireland continues to advocate for a peaceful, secure future for Palestinians, Israelis, and the wider Middle East.
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UK threatens sanctions after Israel opens bids for E1 settler homes
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – The United Kingdom threatened to sanction Israelis involved in West Bank settlement expansion after the Jewish state’s Lands Authority opened bids for 1,234 homes in the largely underdeveloped E1 section of the West Bank settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim. Construction in E1 “would cut across the heart of Palestine and risks separating the West Bank from East Jerusalem, which would endanger the viability of a two-state solution,” t…
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