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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy blasts Israeli plans to build in the E-1 area, calling it a "flagrant breach of international law" that undermines the two-state solution. Germany condemns as well.
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Israel approves major West Bank settlement project

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state. Israel ...
Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank in a significant blow to the ...
At the heart of the controversy is the viability of a Palestinian state. Israeli construction in E1 would cut the West Bank into two separate parts, rendering it impossible to establish a contiguous ...
Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...
Israel approves controversial settlement project in West Bank, cutting territory in two. Palestinians and rights groups fear ...
But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the United States would not oppose E1. Huckabee is a longtime support of ...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a ...
The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian ...
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.The post The E1 battle: Why Israel can’t ...
Location of E1 is significant because it is one of the last geographical links between Bethlehem and Ramallah.
Israel just granted a far-right wish with plans for a new settlement, E1, in the West Bank. It could have unexpected consequences.