Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement project
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the plans for 3,400 homes in the E1 area last week/ Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut off the occupied West Bank from East Jerusalem and divide the territory in two. Construction in the E1 area has been frozen for two decades amid fierce international opposition. Critics warn it would put an end to hopes for a viable, contiguous Palestinian state. On Wednesday, a defence ministry committee approved plans for 3,400 homes in E1. ...
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