US warns against annexation as Smotrich given power over Area C
Civil Administration to hold E1 hearing on March 27
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
Published: FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The US warned against annexation as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday was given power over civilian life in Area C of the West Bank. The Civil Administration at the same time advanced plans for 7,157 new settler homes and prepared to push forward with the contentious E1 project. It was a triple blow to both the Palestinian Authority and Israel’s Western allies, primarily the US, which has pressured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from activity that creates obstacles to the eventual creation of a two-state solution.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-732495
Civil Administration to hold E1 hearing on March 27
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
Published: FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The US warned against annexation as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday was given power over civilian life in Area C of the West Bank. The Civil Administration at the same time advanced plans for 7,157 new settler homes and prepared to push forward with the contentious E1 project. It was a triple blow to both the Palestinian Authority and Israel’s Western allies, primarily the US, which has pressured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from activity that creates obstacles to the eventual creation of a two-state solution.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-732495
