After years on hold, Israel revives settlement project that will split the West Bank in two – Mondoweiss

Israel is reviving a settlement plan that would annex a strategic tract of land east of Jerusalem and build 3,400 new housing units on top of it. Known as the E1 settlement project, the plan would effectively split the West Bank in two and “bury” any prospects of a Palestinian state, according to far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in a statement last week. 

“This is Zionism at its best — building, settling, and strengthening our sovereignty in the Land of…