A group of US Senate Democrats will introduce legislation on Wednesday to sanction individuals or groups that facilitate Israel’s “E1 project,” a widely condemned West Bank settlement plan cutting across land the Palestinians seek for a state, according to a copy of the legislation seen by Reuters.
The bill would impose sanctions on foreign companies, individuals or other entities that the Treasury Department determines to have been responsible for or complicit in the construction of any Israeli settlements or related structures in the E1 area of the West Bank, including by submitting a bid for E1 tenders.
It also would sanction those who attempt to organize, direct, finance or facilitate the transfer of Israeli civilians into settlements in the E1 area.
What Is E1, Where Israel Is Pushing a Disputed Settlement Plan?:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/middleeast/e1-israel-west-bank-settlement.html
This settlement would cut the West Bank in TWO and is extremely damaging to the prospect of a two-state solution in the Holy Land.
h/t Lapis Lazuli
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