European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday joined European countries to condemn plans by Israel to open up construction tenders for a settlement project called 'E1' in the occupied West Bank.

European officials warn that building in E1 poses 'an existential threat to the two-state solution', but some fear punitive steps before Israel's October 27 election could…

Brussels reportedly devised list of sanctions -- said to cover academics, commerce and security -- for use if construction begins in area seen as key to future Palestinian state