US EditionIsrael PM vows ‘there will be no Palestinian state’
The nearly $1 billion E1 project plans 3,400 new homes, risking to sever East Jerusalem from the West Bank and end prospects for a Palestinian state, sparking global condemnation.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement to advance the E1 settlement expansion plan, adding 3,412 housing units between East Jerusalem and Maale Adumim.
- The E1 project faced international criticism from countries, including Canada, which linked its advancement to recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly.
- UN Chief Antonio Guterres condemned the settlement, stating it would 'effectively cleave the West Bank in two' and threaten a peaceful two-state solution.
- Netanyahu stated, 'There will never be a Palestinian state,' emphasizing the project's commitment to expand Israeli settlements.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu vows there will be no Palestinian state: This place is ours
Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a Palestinian state while signing an agreement to advance the contentious E1 settlement project, which would divide the occupied West Bank and expand housing in Maale Adumim.
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Netanyahu signs West Bank settlement expansion plan, rules out Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement on Thursday to push ahead with a controversial settlement expansion plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians seek for a state. "There will never be a Palestinian state. This place is ours," Netanyahu said during a visit to the Maale…
The Israeli Prime Minister was participating in a signing ceremony for the expansion of the settlement of Maalé Adumim, which would cut the West Bank into two and jeopardize the creation of a Palestinian state.
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