US EditionIsrael Opens Bidding for West Bank Settlement to Split Territory
The tender for 3,401 housing units in E1 aims to link East Jerusalem with Ma'ale Adumim, a move critics say will fragment the West Bank and block a contiguous Palestinian state.
- Within the month, Israel's Land Authority published a public tender calling for proposals to develop 3,401 housing units in the E1 area east of Jerusalem, clearing the way to start construction.
- Longstanding debates and international pressure shaped E1's stalled history, with planning frozen for more than two decades under U.S. pressure, while Bezalel Smotrich has long pushed to advance it.
- E1 lies east of Jerusalem, extending into the occupied West Bank, and critics say development there would prevent a contiguous Palestinian state.
- Peace Now first reported the tender and said it reflects an accelerated effort to advance construction in E1, while Yoni Mizrahi said initial work could begin within the month.
- Observers say the tender would effectively cut the West Bank into two, and the international community views settlement expansion as illegal and a barrier to peace.
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Israel advances E1 settlement plan to ’bury’ Palestinian state
Israel is preparing to start construction on a new illegal settlement project near Jerusalem aimed at blocking a future Palestinian state. The government last month posted a tender for more than 3,400 housing units in the proposed E1 project, which would cut the occupied West Bank in two and prevent the formation of a state on contiguous territory. Israeli rights monitor Peace Now first reported the tender, which invites developers to submit bid…
Israel has enabled the construction of a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem.
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Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two
A government tender says Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two.
Israel clears final hurdle to begin construction of controversial settlement project that could cut West Bank in two, reports AP.
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