Analysts warn E1 plan will fragment Palestinian lands, undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state.

Israel has greenlit the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, a move criticized for potentially bisecting Palestinian territories and obstructing a future state. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hailed the decision,

In Al Eizariya, Mohammed Faroun sleeps on the floor of his shuttered café, waiting for Israeli bulldozers. His business, like thousands of others, stands in the way of a new highway and the E1 settlement expansion east of Jerusalem,

In a reversal of past US policy, the State Department backed the E1 project connecting Maale Adumim to Jerusalem, calling it essential to Israel’s stability and regional peace.

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