85 U.S. lawmakers urge action against E-1 settlement expansion (opens original article in a new tab)

85 U.S. lawmakers urged the Trump administration to stop the E-1 settlement expansion in East Jerusalem, warning it would undermine the two-state solution. They called on the U.S. State Department to inform Israel that the project contradicts U.S. positions on the West Bank.

• 85 U.S. lawmakers urged the Trump administration to halt the E-1 settlement project in East Jerusalem.
• The E-1 settlement would sever the northern West Bank from the south and strengthen Israeli control over a strategic area.
• Lawmakers warned the project would undermine the possibility of a geographically contiguous Palestinian state.