Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that will effectively cut the West Bank into two, according to a government tender.
The tender, seeking bids from developers, would clear the way to begin construction of the E1 project.
The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now first reported the tender.
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Yoni Mizrahi, who runs the group's settlement watch division, said construction could begin within the month.
