Slovenia PM confirms country blocked EU condemnation of West Bank E1 settlement plan

Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Janša stated that his country had removed itself from a situation where it might lose credibility due to what he described as disproportionate condemnations of Israel. He accused the EU of being hypocritical for not speaking out against violence and persecution in other parts of the world, according to Haaretz.

There is no direct information linking this to a specific issue with West Bank E1 settlement plans, but it appears that Slovenia had blocked an EU condemnation.

In a separate development, violence and tensions continue in the West Bank. The IDF is expanding its forces in Judea and Samaria for the upcoming Jewish holidays, with numbers expected to more than double, as reported by the Jerusalem Post. Additionally, there have been incidents of Jewish extremist violence and clashes between settlers and Palestinians, with some Israelis traveling to the West Bank to protect Palestinians, as reported by France 24.

Brief written by urgent.news from Haaretz, Adom Online, Jerusalem Post, France 24 — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.