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Plans advanced for 3,500 settler homes in West Bank’s E1 area

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Published: 28 February 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Plans for building in the area known as E-1 have been frozen for years; critics say the construction would split the West Bank

Netanyahu advances plans for 3,500 settler homes in West Bank’s E1 (Jerusalem Post)
"We are building up Jerusalem and the outskirts of Jerusalem. I gave an immediate directive, to deposit plans to build 3500 housing units in E1," the prime minister said.

Netanyahu revives settlement construction plan that critics say would split West Bank (Haaretz)
Plans for building in the area known as E-1 have been frozen for years; PM's announcement comes less than a week before election

Photo: A view of the Maale Adumim settlement in the West Bank in January (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
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