EU calls on Israel to halt E1 settlement plan, address settler violence

EU calls on Israel to halt E1 settlement plan, address settler violence The European Union urged Israel to revoke its tender for construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, reiterating that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. A statement by the EU's High Representative, released on Sunday, stated that the E1 settlement project "fundamentally harms the prospect of the two-state solution" by isolating East Jerusalem, and urged the Israeli government to halt all kinds of settlement expansion projects. The statement also drew attention to "record levels of settler violence" across the occupied West Bank, and called on the government to ensure accountability for it.