Palestinian Authority condemns Israeli tender for 1,234 E1 housing units
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Israel’s Ministry of Construction and Housing issues a tender for 1,234 housing units in the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission condemns the step, warning it would confine Palestinians to disconnected enclaves. Bids close October 19, eight days before Israel’s October 27 elections.
Key Facts
- Israel’s Ministry of Construction and Housing on Tuesday approved the start of bidding for 1,234 housing units in the E1 settlement project.
- The E1 plan, approved by Israel’s government last year, calls for more than 3,400 housing units on roughly 12 sq km of West Bank land.
- Bids for the tender close on October 19, eight days before Israel’s October 27 elections.
- The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission warned the project would leave Palestinians in disconnected enclaves surrounded by settlements.
- Ir Amim said even partial implementation would sever the northern West Bank from the south and isolate East Jerusalem.
E1 Tender
Israel’s Ministry of Construction and Housing approved the start of bidding for 1,234 housing units on Tuesday. The tender covers one of two construction plans approved for E1, according to Ir Amim and Peace Now. The E1 plan, approved by Israel’s government last year, proposes more than 3,400 units on roughly 12 sq km of Palestinian land.
Palestinian Condemnation
The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, a PA body affiliated with the PLO, condemned the tender in a statement on Tuesday. It warned that advancing the plans would confine West Bank Palestinians to “disconnected enclaves surrounded by settlements.” The commission said the tender is a step in a broader project to reshape the area between Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley. Al Jazeera correspondent Nida Ibrahim said if E1 were realized it would be the “last nail in the coffin” of the two-state solution.
Impact and Timeline
E1 would link settlements in occupied East Jerusalem to the Maale Adumim settlement bloc, fully severing East Jerusalem from the West Bank. It would bisect the West Bank and isolate East Jerusalem, which Palestinians have long sought as the capital of a future state. Ir Amim said partial implementation would create irreversible facts on the ground, altering the area’s geographic and strategic character. Submission of bids for the project is due to close on October 19, eight days before Israel’s October 27 elections.
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Palestinian Authority condemns Israeli tender for 1,234 E1 housing units
