Expansion of E-1 and Ma’ale Adumim Settlements Threatens Viability of Two-State Solution, Palestinian Officials Warn

RAMALLAH / PNN /

Palestinian officials have warned that Israel’s continued settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, particularly in the Ma’ale Adumim bloc and the adjacent E-1 area, poses a direct threat to the viability of the two-state solution. The warning comes ahead of a key hearing by Israel’s Higher Planning Council on August 6, which will address objections to the construction of over 3,400 new settlement units in the controversial E-1 area.

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