PALESTINE
Tue 06 Jun 2023 6:19 pm - Jerusalem Time
"Israel" is in the process of discussing a settlement plan that divides the West Bank into two halves
The so-called Central Planning Committee in the Israeli Civil Administration has scheduled a meeting next Monday to discuss the most sensitive plans for settlement construction in the West Bank, defining the E1 area that will link Jerusalem with the Ma’aleh Adumim settlement.
And it was stated in a report by the Hebrew Walla website that this plan is considered the most politically sensitive, and it will divide the West Bank into two halves, and aims to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state with territorial continuity in the future.
The website indicated that the meeting will take place despite being postponed several times due to international pressure, especially from the United States and European countries that have been exerting pressure on Israel for more than two decades to prevent a recurrence.
An Israeli official said that the committee session will aim to discuss the public's objections to the construction plan and objections to not allowing it, indicating that it will not take any practical decisions at the present time to promote settlement construction.
According to the Hebrew site, the United States and European countries want to prevent the slightest progress in this plan, and therefore it has been postponed several times in recent years, indicating that it may affect the already tense relations with the White House.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to comment on the report.
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"Israel" is in the process of discussing a settlement plan that divides the West Bank into two halves