The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian ...

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Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

The plan, known as the E1 project, will see the construction of around 3,500 housing units adjacent to the settlement of ...

In Al Eizariya, Mohammed Faroun sleeps on the floor of his shuttered café, waiting for Israeli bulldozers. His business, like ...

A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians seek for a state received final ...

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

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

But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the United States would not oppose E1. Huckabee is a longtime support of ...

In a reversal of past US policy, the State Department backed the E1 project connecting Maale Adumim to Jerusalem, calling it ...

Construction in E1 is great news for Jerusalem. We are taking responsibility for our future. The world may oppose it now - ...

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