Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeSlovenia downgraded a joint EU statement condemning Israel's planned settlement construction in the West Bank's E1, leading to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas issuing a statement in her own name rather than on behalf of all 27 member statesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovsky05:09 PM • August 26 2026 IDTSlovenia downgraded an expected European Union condemnation of Israel's planned settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank earlier this week, unexpectedly limiting a tougher European response against the move. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlementsWest BankTwo-state solutionEuropeTrending NowNetanyahu Guards Pointing Guns at Beachgoers Shows How He Sees Israeli CiviliansHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Every Child Deserves Medical Care': The Israeli Group Opening a Clinic in GazaA Hot Mess: I Spent the Summer in Switzerland. Who Knew It Could Turn Into Hell?A Moderate Arab Leader Spoke of Palestine. Israeli Politicians Wouldn't ListenCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTzvi SuccotNetanyahuUNRWAHasan PikerWest BankOfer WinterIsrael Space PollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSlovenia Undercuts EU Condemnation of Israel's West Bank E1 Settlement PlanBy Smashing a Palestinian Monument, Tzvi Succot Exposed the West Bank's Reality'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'IDF Soldiers Tried to Bar Israeli MK From West Bank Village Under Settler SiegeUnited Airlines to Resume San Francisco-Tel Aviv Flights in March 2027Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing VotesAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive