Russia urges Israel to abandon E1 settlement plan, warning it threatens two-state solution – Middle East Monitor

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday expressed hope Israel will abandon its E1 settlement plan, which suggests the expansion of East Jerusalem by creating a physical link between the city of Ma’ale Adumim, occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.

Responding to a question from Anadolu at a press briefing in Moscow, Zakharova described the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories as “developing in an extremely negative…