Israeli court rejects petition to halt key West Bank settlement project

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An Israeli court on Tuesday rejected a petition by rights groups seeking to halt the E1 settlement project east of Jerusalem, which would further isolate annexed East Jerusalem from the West Bank. The Jerusalem District Court dismissed the motion to stall the publication of tenders for over 1,200 housing units, a plan previously frozen for decades due to international pressure.

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An Israeli court on Tuesday rejected a bid from rights groups to halt development of a settlement in the occupied West Bank that would severely undermine the territorial contiguity of a future Palestinian state. The Jerusalem District Court said in a ruling it had dismissed the motion, which aimed to stall the publication of tenders for the settlement east of Jerusalem.

Israeli court rejects petition to halt key West Bank settlement project

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