Israeli Actors Should Face a Choice: Building in E1 or Business with Europe eschelhaas Fri, 09/04/2026 - 17:38 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, on August 14, 2025, after a press conference at the site. Menahem Kahana / AFP Statement / Middle East & North Africa 04 September 2026 8 minutes Israeli Actors Should Face a Choice: Building in E1 or Business with Europe Israel’s new settlement construction plans threaten to split the occupied West Bank, poking a finger in the eye