Israel approves controversial settlement project in West Bank, cutting territory in two. Palestinians and rights groups fear it will destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the decision of Israel's Higher Planning Committee to approve more than 3,400 housing units in the E1 ...

But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the ...

JERUSALEM: Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the ...

British foreign minister David Lammy criticized an Israeli settlement plan, stating it would breach international law and jeopardize a two-state solution for Palestinians. The E1 project received ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a ...

The United Nations reiterated its firm opposition to Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories, affirming such actions have no legitimacy under international law.

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments lands envisioned as a Palestinian state, advancing a ...

Israel just granted a far-right wish with plans for a new settlement, E1, in the West Bank. It could have unexpected consequences.

Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades ...