The Israeli E1 settlement plan is widely viewed by international governments and human rights organizations as a serious threat to regional peace because it undermines the possibility of establishing a viable and geographically contiguous Palestinian state under the two-state solution. By advancing construction plans for thousands of housing units in the 12-square-kilometre E1 zone east of Jerusalem, the Israeli government is altering the region’s geography in ways that could further destabilize the Middle East.

The E1 corridor connects the existing Ma’ale Adumim settlement bloc to occupied East Jerusalem. By extending Israeli infrastructure across this narrow stretch of land, the plan threatens to divide the West Bank into separate northern and southern areas. Such fragmentation would severely undermine Palestinian economic and social cohesion, making it increasingly difficult to establish an independent state with the territorial continuity necessary for effective governance and sustainable development.

Palestinians have long sought East Jerusalem as........

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