Israel approves a major plan of colonization in the West Bank, which would cut the territory in two – Liberation

This Wednesday, the Israeli authorities gave their approval to two eminently disputed projects. In addition, First. Moreover, at the beginning of the morning, the Israeli Defense Ministry, Israel Katz, gave its green light for the capture of the city of Gaza, while ordering the recall of 60,000 army reservists. Furthermore, A few hours later. Meanwhile, Israel then gave its final agreement to other controversial plan providing for the construction of 3,400 dwellings in occupied West Bank. Nevertheless, A project called “E1”, named after the area in which it is, east of Jerusalem.

“I am happy to announce that it is barely an hour. Moreover, the civil administration approved planning for the construction of the E1 district !»announced in a statement Guy Yifrah, mayor of the Israeli colony neighboring Maalé Adoumim.

«The Palestinian state is being erased, not by slogans, but by acts “for his part welcomed this Wednesday, the Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, a figure of the far right, during a press conference. For the past week. the Minister has constantly called to accelerate the implementation of this plan and to annex the West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, in response to the announcements of several countries of their intention to recognize a state of Palestine.

The prospect of the approval of this emblematic project for several israel approves major plan colonization days. however, has been raised from shields for several days. Because according to its detractors. this plan would cut Palestinian territory in two and prevent the creation of a possible Palestinian State with territorial continuity. The UN then called on Israel to give up its construction. while the European Union had also judged that this project constituted “A violation of international law”.

This Wednesday. the Israeli NGO Anti-colonization “Peace now” also warned against a “Fatal plan for the future of Israel and for any chance of a solution to two states” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For its part. the Palestinian authority believes that this project “Fragmented unity” of the West Bank and “Anchors the division of the West Bank occupied in isolated areas and cantons, disconnected geographically and resembling real prisons”.

The NGO IR AMIM. which works on the rights of the israel approves major plan colonization Palestinians, estimated on X that the approval of “E1 demonstrates how determined Israel is to continue what Minister Smotrich describes as a strategic program aimed at burying the possibility of a Palestinian State and effectively annexing the West Bank.” For this NGO, “This is a deliberate choice of Israel to implement an apartheid regime”.

Excluding East Jerusalem. occupied and annexed by Israel, some three million Palestinians live in the West Bank, alongside around 500,000 Israelis installed in colonies that the UN judges illegal with regard to international law.

The colonization of the West Bank, border of Jordan, continued under all Israeli governments, on the left and right, since 1967. It has clearly intensified under the current executive. in particular since the start of the war in Gaza launched on October 7, 2023 by the unprecedented attack of Hamas on Israel. The confrontations, israel approves major plan colonization sometimes deadly, between local Palestinian populations, army and Jewish settlers have also multiplied.

Update at 5:40 p.m. with more elements on the “E1” level and the reaction of the EU