The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/e1/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:39:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png E1 | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/e1/ 32 32 85 House Dems urge Trump to back up anti-annexation rhetoric with action against E1 settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/85-house-dems-urge-trump-to-back-up-anti-annexation-rhetoric-with-action-against-e1-settlements/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:39:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837016&preview=true&preview_id=3837016 In letter to Rubio obtained by ToI, US lawmakers warn 'window for meaningful intervention' against project, which cuts off Palestinian contiguity in the West Bank, is rapidly closing

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]]> Germany calls on Israel to halt E1 West Bank settlement plan, warns of instability risk https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-calls-on-israel-to-halt-e1-west-bank-settlement-plan-warns-of-instability-risk/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:24:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3730424 IDF arrests two Palestinian brothers after attempted settler attack on West Bank village; no Israelis detained; military probing series of overnight attacks on Palestinian school, vehicles

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]]> Last hurdle cleared to start controversial E1 settlement project near Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/last-hurdle-cleared-to-start-controversial-settlement-project-near-jerusalem/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:27:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3728290 Government issues tender for 3,401 housing units in area east of capital, which both critics and proponents say will effectively block a contiguous Palestinian state in the West Bank

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]]> Tenders for record number of West Bank settlement housing units published in 2025 https://www.timesofisrael.com/tenders-for-record-number-of-west-bank-settlement-housing-units-published-in-2025/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:29:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3684298 Some 5,667 housing units will be built when the tenders are awarded, will house 25,000 residents; previous high was in 2018 when tenders for just over 3,800 homes were published

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]]> At Ma’ale Adumim, Netanyahu buried the two-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-maale-adumim-netanyahu-buried-the-two-state-solution/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:21:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3640453 Paperwork signed by PM in settlement city east of Jerusalem enables construction in E1 area, intended to house 20,000 Israelis within 10-15 years, ensuring no territorial contiguity for Palestinians

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]]> ‘There will be no Palestinian state’: Netanyahu signs plan for E1 settlement expansion https://www.timesofisrael.com/there-will-be-no-palestinian-state-pm-signs-plan-cementing-e1-settlement-expansion/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:38:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3640103 PM declares 'this place belongs to us' during signing ceremony in Ma'ale Adumim, as Smotrich vows that the next step is annexation of the West Bank

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]]> Netanyahu to sign E1 ‘framework agreement’ in Ma’ale Adumim this week – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-to-sign-e1-framework-agreement-in-maale-adumim-this-week-report/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:56:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3635909 Ma'ale Adumim mayor insists time is ripe for annexing West Bank, but says he's unaware of intention to ink a deal with the PM on plan for controversial settlement expansion

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]]> Cabinet to reportedly discuss partial West Bank annexation at upcoming meeting https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-to-reportedly-discuss-partial-west-bank-annexation-at-upcoming-meeting/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:51:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3629638 Some ministers said to be pushing for annexation process to start before UN General Assembly next month, when France and other nations have pledged to recognize a Palestinian state

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]]> E1 settlement project widely condemned, but is it fatal to two-state solution idea? https://www.timesofisrael.com/e1-settlement-project-widely-condemned-but-is-it-fatal-to-two-state-solution-idea/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:08:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3627260 Critics of the E1 plan say it cuts the West Bank in two, and severs the territory from East Jerusalem, though some argue these obstacles can be overcome

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 24: Day 688 – Why both sides call E1 the end of the two-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-24-day-688-why-both-sides-call-e1-the-end-of-the-two-state-solution/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:37:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3626462&preview=true&preview_id=3626462 Legal and settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon delves into the controversy surrounding the newly approved West Bank project and breaks down a new UN agency declaration of famine in Gaza

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]]> Britain, France lead 21 countries in joint condemnation of new settlement project https://www.timesofisrael.com/britain-france-lead-21-countries-in-joint-condemnation-of-new-settlement-project/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:39:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3625433 UK summons ambassador to denounce Jerusalem's approval of West Bank's E1, which US Ambassador Huckabee says was a response to Western nations' plans to recognize Palestinian state

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]]> Smotrich rejoices as settlement plan that ‘erases 2-state delusion’ gets final greenlight https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-rejoices-as-settlement-plan-that-erases-2-state-delusion-gets-final-greenlight/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:58:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3624409 Minister fetes 'historic' approval of controversial construction scheme in West Bank's E1 area, upending a decades-long freeze; PA says move divides West Bank into 'prisons'

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 17: Day 681 – Can mass strike for hostages restart release talks? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-17-day-681-can-mass-strike-for-hostages-restart-release-talks/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 12:26:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3622080&preview=true&preview_id=3622080 Political reporter Tal Schneider on a day of protests across Israel as PM Netanyahu doubles down on all-or-nothing offer to Hamas, plus Denmark premier's threat of sanctions

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]]> Netanyahu has become a ‘problem,’ says Danish PM, wants EU to weigh sanctions https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-has-become-a-problem-says-danish-pm-wants-eu-to-weigh-sanctions/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:58:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3621429 Center left leader Mette Frederiksen affirms support for Israel, but says it has gone 'too far'; France blasts E1 settlement plan as 'colonization,' 'serious violation'

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]]> UN human rights office: E1 plan is illegal, settling occupied land is a war crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-human-rights-office-e1-plan-is-illegal-settling-occupied-land-is-a-war-crime/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:13:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3620907 Germany joins EU, UK, Arab states and rights groups in opposing West Bank construction that finance minister says will 'bury the idea of a Palestinian state'; Netanyahu still mum

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