EU's von der Leyen joins European countries to condemn Israel's West Bank plan

EU's von der Leyen joins European countries to condemn Israel's West Bank plan European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday joined European countries to condemn plans by Israel to open up construction tenders for a settlement project called 'E1' in the occupied West Bank. "The Israeli Government's decision to publish construction tenders for the E1 settlement project is unacceptable," she said in a post on X. "We have long opposed this step.