Israel set to approve settlement project that could divide the West Bank • FRANCE 24 English

Israel on Wednesday gave approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank’s E1 area, a move Palestinians and rights groups warn could effectively block a future Palestinian state. The development, long frozen under US pressure, has been backed by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich as a challenge to Western countries recognising a Palestinian state. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky has the details from Jerusalem.
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