E1 up close: The settlement plan that could split the West Bank in two
After years of delays and international pressure, Israel is advancing E1 construction east of Jerusalem, a plan critics say would split the West Bank and doom Palestinian statehood; sanctions and warnings of a binational or apartheid state have followed
Al-Eizariya, a Palestinian town in Area B east of Jerusalem, is trapped in a maze of roads and checkpoints, making daily activities a nightmare. The main road, Jericho Road, is the only access point to the West Bank, but it is often congested due to the limited amount of road. Construction tenders for the E1 area, a 12 square kilometer stretch between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, have been published, but its construction would sever Palestinian territorial continuity and eliminate a crucial route for travel between the northern and southern West Bank.
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