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Israel approves E1 settlement plan, move seen as ‘erasing’ Palestinian state; 3,500 homes to cut West Bank in two
The plan, known as the E1 project, will see the construction of around 3,500 housing units adjacent to the settlement of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem. If implemented, the development would cut the West Bank in two, severing the last geographical link ...
Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.