Land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement
Land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement.
Land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement.
Article outline
- What happened
- What comes next
- The bottom line
Key points
- The development would in effect divide the West Bank in two, and isolate East Jerusalem.
- UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have triggered a series of Israeli counter-measures against UK nationals and organisations.
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Notably, the sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically significant so-called E1 area east of Jerusalem, aims that have drawn widespread international condemnation.
Notably, the development would in effect divide the West Bank in two, and isolate East Jerusalem.
Notably, the BBC's Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson has been to the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the E1 area, and additionally to the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim. You are now after Israel.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after West Bank.
Taken together, the developments around land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
