Location of E1 is significant because it is one of the last geographical links between Bethlehem and Ramallah.

Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy ...

The plan aims to enlarge an Israeli settlement by building thousands of new apartments in the West Bank. Critics say this ...

Construction in E1 is expected to begin immediately, while Ashahel’s plan reaches the deposit stage, a key step toward final approval.

According to organization Shalom Akhshav, it has been trying to promote construction plans in the E-1 zone in Israel since the 1990s, but this could not be done because of pressure from the internatio ...