Israel's Settlement Plans Intensify, Deepening West Bank Divisions

TL;DR
Israel's plan to build 3,400 housing units in the E1 area of the West Bank, which would effectively split the territory and hinder the Palestinian statehood, is gaining momentum and drawing international criticism, with many countries and groups opposing the move as a violation of international law and a setback to peace efforts.
- Israel's settlement plan to split the West Bank in 2 gains momentum ABC News
- With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry The New York Times
- Analysis: Israel E1 settlement plan makes Palestinian state further away Al Jazeera
- Britain, France lead 21 countries in joint condemnation of new settlement project The Times of Israel
- Israel has approved a settlement project that could divide the West Bank NPR
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