Israel advances controversial E1 settlement plan, sparking condemnation and fears it will lead to ‘many more years of bloodshed’
Israel’s far-right finance minister said on Thursday that a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ahead – a project that Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a Palestinian state by effectively cutting the territory into two parts.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted that the construction, which is expected to get final approval later this month, could thwart Palestinian statehood plans.
His announcement came as many countries, including Australia, Britain, France and Canada, said they will recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly.
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