Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

The project, located in a tract of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, has been under discussion for more than two ...

Location of E1 is significant because it is one of the last geographical links between Bethlehem and Ramallah.

Construction in E1 is expected to begin immediately, while Ashahel’s plan reaches the deposit stage, a key step toward final ...

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

Israel approved new settlements in the occupied West Bank, while its troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City. The ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

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 ...