# The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Norway and the Netherlands have condemned as “unacceptable” the Israeli government’s decision to publish tenders to build a settlement that could kill off any two-state solution. The E1 settlement project would cut the occupied West Bank off from East Jerusalem, which Palestinians consider the capital of their future state. In a joint statement, the countries say this decision is even more concerning given the grave instability in the West Bank, with unprecedented levels of violence by settlers against civilians.
Countries condemn Israel’s controversial settlement plans