Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments lands envisioned as a Palestinian state, advancing a ...

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

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades ...

But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the ...

If implemented, it would divide a Palestinian state in two, mark a flagrant breach of international law and critically ...

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The project, located in a tract of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, has been under discussion for more than two decades.

Israel on Wednesday granted final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that critics say ...