On August 19, 2026, Israel opened bids for a major settlement project in the E1 area east of Jerusalem, prompting swift international condemnation from France, Italy, Britain, Germany, Belgium, and the UK. The UN warned the plan poses an "existential threat" to a contiguous Palestinian state by effectively partitioning the West Bank.
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Plans to build on the so-called E1 area - east of Jerusalem - have long been internationally condemned and would in effect divide the occupied West Bank in two.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Would any company involved in building on stolen land be prosecuted under international law? Would the senior leadership be at risk of prosecution? Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.
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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and the Israeli government began a war of words over a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank.
Foreign secretary Ed Miliband said UK would soon announce moves to respond to Israeli government policies, protect the viability of the Palestinian state and ‘target sanctions at those who participate in illegal settlement expansion’
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The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank.
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Via Euronews: European leaders demand Israel halt controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank. #EuropeNews
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Six European leaders decried Israel’s latest plan to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank as “unacceptable” and called on companies to refrain from bidding on construction tenders.
Israeli plans to press ahead with the controversial E1 development would effectively break the West Bank in two and make Palestinian statehood impossible, according to critics of the project.
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The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway condemned Israel’s issuing of construction tenders for the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank and called the decision “unacceptable” [bundesregierung.de#1][bbc.co.uk#1][hurriyetdailynews.com#1]. Israel’s Housing Ministry opened bidding on Aug. 18 for 1,234 housing units in E1, east of East Je
www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/m... The Israeli government advanced an internationally condemned settlement plan in the occupied West Bank that could split the territory and “bury” the possibility of a two-state solution.
Israel sharply criticized the UK after London voiced opposition to the Jewish state’s support for settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Experts say the project would partition the occupied West Bank, making the prospect of Palestinian statehood impossible.
Shafaq News..Belgium: New Israeli settlements in West Bank illegal https://www.byteseu.com/2295065/ 2026-08-21T13:15:03+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Brussels Belgium on Friday renewed its opposition to Israel’s E1 settlement project in the West Bank, calling the decision … font