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UK Urges Firms Not to Take Part in E1 Settlement Tender or Risk Sanctions
- On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband warned companies against bidding for E1 construction projects, cautioning that participation could involve firms in "serious breaches of international law."
- London introduced expanded sanctions powers on October 15, enabling authorities to target entities facilitating violations of international humanitarian law in Judea and Samaria through asset freezes and travel restrictions.
- The E1 development, covering 1,234 homes across seven compounds, would bisect the Israeli-occupied West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, fragmenting land Palestinians hope will form a future state.
- Although the deadline for submitting bids expired Monday, the Israel Land Authority confirmed it will not review proposals before November 19, delaying action over concerns about the October 27 parliamentary election.
- Miliband described the project as a direct threat to the two-state solution, though Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar disputed these claims in September, arguing planned roads would preserve Palestinian transportation links.
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UK urges firms not to take part in E1 settlement tender or ...
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