Israel’s finance minister is reviving plans for a long-shelved settlement expansion outside Jerusalem, promising that it will “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”.
The proposed block of about 3,000 houses, known colloquially as the E1 Plan, has been repeatedly floated by successive rightwing Israeli governments and shelved after fierce international opposition.
But far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich — who also has some authority in the ministry of defence, which oversees Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories — vowed last night to fast-track the plan.
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