E1 project aims to split West Bank into 2 parts, cutting off northern cities of Ramallah and Nablus from Bethlehem and Hebron in south - Anadolu Ajansı

In Al Eizariya, Mohammed Faroun sleeps on the floor of his shuttered café, waiting for Israeli bulldozers. His business, like thousands of others, stands in the way of a new highway and the E1 settlement expansion east of Jerusalem,

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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.

In a reversal of past US policy, the State Department backed the E1 project connecting Maale Adumim to Jerusalem, calling it essential to Israel’s stability and regional peace.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy issued a strong condemnation on Wednesday of Israel’s colonialist expansion plan in the area known as E1, warning that

The E1 corridor, connecting Jerusalem to Ma’ale Adumim, is a vital buffer against the encirclement of Israel’s capital by a hostile Palestinian entity.The post The E1 battle: Why Israel can’t