US EditionMike Huckabee Claims Israeli Settlements in the Occupied West Bank Are Not Illegal Under International Law - News From Antiwar.com
Israel's approval of about 3,400 housing units in E1 highlights Prime Minister Netanyahu's commitment to settlement expansion despite global legal and diplomatic objections.
- On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Israel approved the E1 settlement project, endorsing a plan for about 3,400 housing units between East Jerusalem and the Ma'ale Adumim settlement bloc.
- For years the E1 plan remained stalled due to international pressure, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration and allies pushed forward and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich supported it earlier this month.
- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry responded that the project is `a blatant breach of international law` while the United Nations, European Union and Germany condemned it last week; UN chief Antonio Guterres warned it would `put an end to` hopes for a two-state solution.
- Analysts warn the approval would bisect the West Bank, separating East Jerusalem and making a contiguous Palestinian state almost impossible, while Israeli NGO Peace Now said infrastructure work could start within months and housing within about a year.
- Critics say the approval confirms a policy of expansion risking peace, the timing prompted reactions noting Palestinians and the international community view it as defiant, and rights groups warned it fragments Palestinian areas and restricts movement.
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Mike Huckabee Claims Israeli Settlements in the Occupied West Bank Are Not Illegal Under International Law - News From Antiwar.com
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed in an interview on Thursday that Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were not illegal under international law, comments that came after Israel approved a major expansion of settlements. Huckabee told Al-Arabiya that "it is not a violation of international law for…
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Israelis living in West Bank not violating international law
Following Israel's approval of settlement construction plans which would sever the West Bank, ambassador Mike Huckabee said the possibility of a Palestinian state 'essentially gives Israel a green light' to expand its takeover of the West Bank
The E1 Battle: Why Israel Can’t Bow to Macron’s Palestinian Fantasy - Israel Unwired
The E1 corridor, connecting Jerusalem to Ma’ale Adumim, is a vital buffer against the encirclement of Israel’s capital by a hostile Palestinian entity. (Aug. 20, 2025 / JNS) Israel’s recent approval of 3,401 housing units in the strategic E1 corridor has unleashed the usual chorus of outrage from world leaders and Palestinian statehood advocates. Chief among them is French President Emmanuel Macron, who is pushing to force a United Nations Gener…
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