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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(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.
Israel adds tender for 2,167 housing units to settlement expansion plan, rights groups say
Israel has added a tender for 2,167 housing units to its E1 settlement expansion plan, Israeli rights groups said of a project that critics say endangers a future Palestinian state.
DFA alarmed by Israel's West Bank settlement plan, says it could violate int'l law
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday expressed alarm over the Israeli government's settlement plan in the West Bank, citing it could violate international law.
Palestinians, governments and organizations have warned that project E1 disrupts the geographical connection between the north and south of the West Bank and blocks the viability of a Palestinian state.
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