WorldE1 settlement: Why Netanyahu and Israel’s right might not mind global outrage

Israel has invited bids for more than 1,200 housing units in the proposed E1 settlement in the occupied West Bank. Critics say it would split the territory and end the prospect of a Palestinian state. Despite widespread international condemnation, analysts say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich may use the backlash to rally right-wing voters before the election.

E1 settlementIsraeli politicsWest BankPalestinian statehood

AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-08-24 08:45Original