Israel gave final approval for a settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, which Palestinians say could dash hopes for a future Palestinian state.

Israel’s approval of settlement in the E1 area between East Jerusalem and Maale Adumim has been condemned globally as a violation of international law.

Settlement development in E1, a tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades. This ...

The Ma’ale Adumim mayor lauded the “top-tier Zionist and security move.”The post Israel OKs E1 housing branded ‘death blow to Palestinian state’ appeared first on JNS.org.

Israel gave final approval to a controversial project to expand settlements in the West Bank, billed as dashing hopes of ...

A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians seek for a state received final ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a contentious settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could ...

Israel has finally approved a highly controversial project of building a settlement that would divide the occupied West Bank and isolate East Jerusalem. The Higher Planning Committee of the Civil ...

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 ...

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 ...