Benjamin Netanyahu advances E1 settlement construction to potentially divide the West Bank and end the two-state solution.

The Israeli government has invited bids for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank. This strategic move, occurring just months before the general election, aims to link East Jerusalem to other settlements, effectively splitting the West Bank into north and south sections. International observers and the United Nations warn that this expansion threatens to fragment the territory, making a contiguous Palestinian state nearly impossible. While Israel has historically delayed E1 construction due to global pressure, the current administration has accelerated the plan to establish

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• Al Jazeera
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• The Elders
  E1 is a deliberate Israeli attempt to destroy a two-state solution. Governments must act now.
• BBC
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• CNN
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