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

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

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

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

Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades ...

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.

At the heart of the controversy is the viability of a Palestinian state. Israeli construction in E1 would cut the West Bank into two separate parts, rendering it impossible to establish a contiguous ...

Israel approved new settlements in the occupied West Bank, while its troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City. The developments raise questions about the viability of a cease-fire proposal.

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 ...

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

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