2025-09-11 20:08
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2025-09-11 20:08
On Thursday, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu signed permission to build the Jewish E1 housing estate on the occupied west bank. The project raises criticism because it divides Palestinian lands. “There will be no Palestinian state,” Netanyahu emphasized.
– We will fulfill our promise, there will be no Palestinian state, this place belongs to us – said the prime minister during a visit to the Ma'ale Adumim estate, in which a new project is to be built over 3,400 apartments.
“We will protect our heritage, our land and our security, double the city population,” Netanyahu assured.
The E1 estate is located between Ma'ale Adumim and Eastern Jerusalem. The implementation of this project will not only separate Eastern Jerusalem from the west shore, but also divide this Palestinian territory into unrelated parts: southern and northern.
The construction of the estate was previously announced by the Minister of Finance Becalel Smotricz, who is the leader of the far -right party religious Zionism, representing the interests of settlers. Smotricz announced in August that “E1 estate of the idea of the Palestinian state” and is another action aimed at the annexation of the West shore by Israel.
The project was criticized in the past, among others by the US and European countries, which will make the construction difficult to make the Palestinian state difficult. Work on E1 was frozen for many years. The announcement of the resumption of the project caused criticism of, among others UN, Great Britain, Germany, France, the European Union and Arab countries. It was emphasized that the construction of E1 would be a breach of international law.
Nearly 3 million Palestinians and over half a million Jewish settlers have lived on the western shore occupied by Israel since 1967. According to the organization of the organization, there is now 141 housing estates recognized by the Israeli authorities and 224 illegal settlements from the point of view of the authorities in Jerusalem. Most of the world countries recognize all Jewish settlement in this area as incompatible with international law.
Palestinians have long considered the expansion of Jewish settlement to try to actual annexation and an obstacle to building their future independent state.
The current Israeli government is opposed to the creation of independent Palestine. The creation of such a country as part of a wider peace plan for the region is supported by, among others UN and the European Union. In recent weeks, several countries, including France, Great Britain, Canada and Australia, have announced the recognition of Palestine's statehood.
From Jerusalem Jerzy Adamiak (PAP)
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