Israel Approves E1 Settlement Plan, Undermining Palestinian Statehood in Defiance of International Community

JERUSALEM / PNN /  

In a move widely seen as a challenge to the international community and the two-state solution, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans for a settlement in the E1 area, a strategic zone that would separate East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank. His office described the initiative as effectively ending the prospect of a Palestinian state.

Speaking at a Thursday press conference, Smotrich stated that “resettling Gaza is a…