Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to build over 3,000 homes in the E1 settlement area, which would create a barrier between East Jerusalem and the West Bank. This development aims to solidify control over lands claimed by Palestinians and is opposed by Palestinian officials. Smotrich stated that this reality effectively negates the idea of a Palestinian state, indicating no recognition would be acknowledged globally. This initiative aligns with broader Israeli expansionist policies, including the controversial concept of Greater Israel, which seeks to annex significant Palestinian territories and beyond.
Under the plan, Israel will build more than 3,000 homes on stolen Palestinian land in the E1 settlement area. The settlements would cut off East Jerusalem from the rest of the occupied West Bank, connecting Jerusalem to an existing illegal settlement, Maale Adumim.
This reality finally buries the idea of a Palestinian state, because there is nothing to recognize and no one to recognize, said Smotrich in remarks Thursday.
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