Perhaps Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's E1 settlement plan to split the West Bank is actually doing us all a favor, as we can finally put the nail in the long-sitting Israeli-Palestinian two-state coffin and bury itBecca StroberAugust 19, 2025Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is also a second minister in the defense ministry, announced on Thursday that the construction plan for the E1 portion of the West Bank is going to be approved.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansTwo-state solutionBezalel SmotrichWest BankIsrael settlementsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesEurovision 2026Iran7.10 Sexual ViolenceNetanyahu Haredi PoliticsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastMessage Received: WhatsApp Co-founder's Donation Exposed Israel's Funding CrisisAn Open Letter to Diaspora Jews Buying Property in JerusalemAid Beirut's War on HezbollahU.S. Vice President Vance Says Progress Is Being Made in Iran TalksCoalition Parties Move to Dissolve Knesset, Paving Way to ElectionsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in Gaza