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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem

Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank

A separation wall next to the Arab neighbourhood of al-Eizariya
The separation wall next to the Arab neighbourhood of al-Eizariya, near where the Israeli government says housing units will be built as part of the E1 settlement development project. Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

Israel is moving to start construction on a vast illegal settlement in the heart of the West Bank, designed to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”.

The Israel Land Authority in mid-December quietly posted a tender for construction of 3,401 homes in the “E1” project, which will effectively sever the north and south of the occupied West Bank for Palestinians, and further cut off East Jerusalem.

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