Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in ...

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

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul voiced strong criticism on Wednesday of Israel's go-ahead for a highly contested ...

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments lands envisioned as a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community ...

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

If implemented, it would divide a Palestinian state in two, mark a flagrant breach of international law and critically ...

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

The post Planning body gives final approval to controversial E1 West Bank settlement project appeared first on The Times of ...

Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades, but was frozen due to U.S. pressure during previous administrations.

Give now if you can! Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Israel is reviving a settlement plan that would annex a strategic tract of land ...