# US lawmakers seek sanctions over Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settlement plan

https://mins.news/en/item/71160

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 18:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/us-lawmakers-seek-sanctions-for-israels-e1-west-bank-settlement-plan?traffic_source=rss

> A group of US senators is preparing legislation to sanction individuals and groups supporting Israel’s controversial E1 settlement project. The plan would connect settlements to occupied East Jerusalem, sever the city from the West Bank and effectively split Palestinian territory in two, prompting widespread international condemnation.

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