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E1: the illegal settlement at the heart of the UK’s West Bank trade ban

Israel has been building settlements in the occupied West Bank for decades. But Britain’s new ban on the import of settlement goods comes in a response to a major escalation in construction over the past four years, which an International Court of Justice advisory opinion in 2024 concluded is illegal…

The Conversation

UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel

Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements ‘important’ but must go further if it is to amount to more than a ‘press release’

The Guardian - UK

Israel warns it will retaliate if UK imposes sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements

Gideon Saar: ‘If Britain acts against Israel, Israel will act against Britain’

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Israel will ‘act against Britain’ if it imposes sanctions over plans to expand illegal settlements

Ed Miliband’s Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar said his country’s government was likely to act in response to UK sanctions

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband promises ‘comprehensive reset’ of UK policy toward Israel

Foreign secretary tells MPs he will try to stop illegal settlements carving up the West Bank

The Guardian - UK

France and European allies press Israel to abandon West Bank settlement plan

France has joined Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in calling on Israel to halt the expansion of settlements illegal under international law in the occupied West Bank, and immediately withdraw tenders issued this week for more than 1,200 new homes under the controversial E1 project.

Radio France Internationale

France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project

Paris, Berlin, London and Rome on Thursday condemned Israel's decision to open bidding for a planned settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The sprawling "E1" development, which like all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law, would further cut Palestinian-majority east Jerusalem off from…

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European leaders demand Israel halt controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank

The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank.

Euronews

UK clashes with Israel over controversial West Bank settlement

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband said he would soon announce moves to respond to Israeli government policies, protect the viability of the Palestinian state and ‘target sanctions at those who participate in illegal settlement expansion’

The Independent UK

UK vows 'comprehensive' action to prevent Israel's illegal E1 West Bank settlement

THE UK will set out “comprehensive” measures to protect the viability of the Palestinian state amid an escalating threat from Israel, Foreign…

The National (Scotland)

UK summons Israeli envoy over West Bank settlements

LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it had summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and demanded a halt to a major West Bank settlement project after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area.

Bangkok Post

Israel demolishes dozens of Palestinian shops ahead of settlement-linked road project

The project would lead to the displacement of thousands of Bedouin Arabs living in the area, Ofran said

The Independent UK

UK government urged to act over proposed illegal Israeli settlement

Former diplomats say ministers must threaten action against any companies bidding to build E1 settlement of 3,400 houses in West Bank

The Guardian - UK

Germany's Merz says Israel's West Bank settlement plan a 'big mistake'

Berlin has called for a unified European response to the "E1 project," which some officials warn poses an "existential threat" to the future of the two-state solution. Israel disputes this and maintains that the status of settlements is a matter of negotiations.

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The Guardian - UK

Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank

Exclusive: Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’

Al Jazeera

Over 20 nations join EU, UN in opposing Israel’s illegal E1 settlement plan

Israel’s plan for illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank will ‘make a two-state solution impossible’.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Israel E1 settlement plan makes Palestinian state further away

Analysts warn E1 plan will fragment Palestinian lands, undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state.

Evening Standard

UK summons Israeli ambassador over West Bank settlement plan

The E1 settlement east of Jerusalem would effectively cut the West Bank in two.

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International Business Times

Israel Approves Major West Bank Settlement Project

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state.

The Independent UK

Israel gives final approval for controversial settlement plan

The widely condemned Israeli settlement plan received final approval on Wednesday

Al Jazeera

How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank

Plans to develop the illegal E1 settlement, which would jeopardise a future Palestinian state, widely condemned.

International Business Times

Israeli Far-right Minister Backs Contentious West Bank Settlement Plan

Israel's finance minister backed plans on Thursday to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West Bank, calling for the territory's annexation in response to several countries' plans to recognise a Palestinian state.

The Guardian - UK

Israel appears set to approve illegal 3,400-home West Bank settlement

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’

Evening Standard

Met hunt man who 'sexually assaulted woman after following her off bus' in west London

A woman was sexually assaulted after stepping off the E1 bus in Ealing in May

Evening Standard

Where to buy on Crossrail: Whitechapel set for £300m investment bringing new homes and an upgraded market

It’s still scruffy for now — but Crossrail could make E1 a hotspot

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