UK Summons Israeli Envoy over West Bank Settlement Project
- On Tuesday, Maaleh Adumim Mayor Guy Yifrach announced the launch of 1,400 housing units in the E-1 corridor, advancing government plans to populate the contentious area between Maaleh Adumim and Jerusalem.
- First developed by the Shamir government in 1991, the plan to build in E-1 was later advanced by the Rabin administration in the mid-1990s, though American and European Union opposition halted efforts repeatedly.
- Spanning 12 square kilometers, the E-1 corridor was approved for 3,412 housing units by the Higher Planning Committee in August 2025. Yifrach said the construction is "vital to the future of Maale Adumim, to its continued growth, expansion, and the strengthening of its position as a strong city in Israel."
- European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the plan "undermines the two-state solution," while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed "This reality buries the idea for good — there is nothing to recognize."
- Detractors argue new roads will not prevent Israel from effectively blocking Palestinian statehood, as international observers and Palestinians view E-1 as critical; without it, establishing a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital is impossible.
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UK summons Israeli envoy over West Bank settlement project
Britain said on Wednesday it had summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and demanded a halt to a major West Bank settlement project after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Hoon-sang = The Israeli government has 'surprised' launched a bidding process for construction companies aiming to build a settlement in the E1 district of the Palestinian West Bank...
The British Foreign Office summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires and expressed its protest against the tender for the E1 settlement project and called on Benjamin Netanyahu's government to immediately withdraw from implementing the plan.
European countries weigh sanctions against Israel after E1 housing tender ignites dip
European officials warn that building in E1 poses 'an existential threat to the two-state solution', but some fear punitive steps before Israel's October 27 election could strengthen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies
Israel pushes forward controversial settlement project in the West Bank
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