Israeli leaders face pressure to delay controversial plans.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed a meeting to advance the controversial E1 settlement project amid pressure from the Biden administration. The project, which would divide the West Bank and prevent the development of a Palestinian metropolis, has been a cause for alarm in the international community. The US has been working to have the E1 project removed from the agenda for weeks, and Netanyahu's decision to postpone the meeting effectively cancels the matter. The delay comes after Netanyahu's call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during which Blinken raised the need to uphold commitments made to avoid measures that undermine the prospects for a two-state solution.