Key European Leaders Demand Israel Halt West Bank Settlement Project
Seven countries said the 1,234-home tender would deepen settlement expansion and threaten a contiguous Palestinian state, according to the joint statement.
- 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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GCC, Arab-Islamic Nations, Western Allies Condemn Israel's E1 Settlement Plan, Warn of Threat to Two-state Solution
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a group of Arab and Islamic countries, and a coalition of Western nations, including the European Commission, have strongly condemned Israel's continued settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, with particular concern over the proposed "E1" settlement project, warning that it could undermine Palestinian territorial contiguity and prospects for a two-…
Israel moves forward with internationally condemned settlement plan that could ‘bury’ two-state solution
The Israeli government advanced an internationally condemned settlement plan in the occupied West Bank that could split the territory and “bury” the possibility of a two-state solution. Israel’s Housing Ministry issued a notice inviting bids for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units in E1 near Jerusalem, which aims to create a continuous bloc of Jewish settlements from East Jerusalem to the West Bank. The settlement would divide the …
The bid for more than 1,200 housing units in area E1 seeks to consolidate the isolation of East Jerusalem and fragment the territorial continuity in the occupied West Bank, a measure that the international community and the UN call illegal and destructive for the two-state solution.
EU Commission chief, 15 allies call Israels E1 settlement plan unacceptable, warn it undermines two-state solution - The Tribune
In a post shared on X, von der Leyen shared a joint statement issued by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the European Commission, the Netherlands, Canada, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Austria and Greece.
Term ‘E1’ West Bank plan ‘dangerous escalation’
Germany and six other countries have condemned new Israeli construction calls in the occupied West Bank. The government's decision is unacceptable, according to a joint declaration by the countries. The settlement project not only puts a peace solution further away; Israel's international reputation is also further damaged.
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