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International Condemnation Follows Israeli Tender for E1 West Bank Settlement Project

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  • The Independent United Kingdom · Centre-left · Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel and Evgeny Lebedev
  • BBC News United Kingdom · Centre · Public · Licence fee, royal charter
  • Sky News United Kingdom · Centre · Comcast
  • Haaretz Israel · Left · Schocken family and M. DuMont Schauberg
  • The Jerusalem Post Israel · Centre-right · Mirkaei Tikshoret (Eli Azur)
  • CNN United States · Centre-left · Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)
  • Infobae Argentina · Centre-right · Daniel Hadad
  • UOL Brazil · Centre-left · Grupo Folha
  • La Tercera Chile · Centre-right · Copesa (Saieh family)
  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)

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The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada have issued a joint statement condemning Israel's decision to open tenders for the construction of approximately 1,200 settlement homes in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank. The joint statement described the move as unacceptable and urged Israel to retract the plans immediately. The E1 project, located between East Jerusalem and the settlement of Maale Adumim, is viewed by many international powers and the UN secretary general as an existential threat to a contiguous Palestinian state because it could effectively cut the West Bank in two. The Israeli housing ministry issued the tender for 1,234 units on Wednesday, part of a larger plan for 3,401 units approved last August. The deadline for bids is October 19, which is shortly before Israel's general election on October 27.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband summoned the Israeli charge d'affaires to express deep objection to the project. Miliband stated that the UK would soon announce a comprehensive set of measures, including targeted sanctions against those participating in illegal settlement expansion. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar rejected the statement and the tone of the UK government, arguing that the Jewish people have the right to live in their historic homeland. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also criticized Miliband, suggesting the UK foreign secretary was acting as if the British Mandate era still existed.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich previously stated that the plan helps erase the idea of a Palestinian state. Meanwhile, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN and the Egyptian government have both slammed the tenders as dangerous and irresponsible. Most of the international community and the United Nations consider all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank to be illegal under international law.

How each side framed it

Left
This coverage focused on the destructive nature of the tender and the summoning of the envoy.
Centre-left
These reports emphasized the illegality of the colonization and the need for sanctions.
Centre
These outlets focused on the diplomatic friction and the strategic implications for the two state solution.
Centre-right
These outlets highlighted the specific diplomatic summons and the Israeli government's justifications for the settlements.
Right
This framing emphasized the right of the Jewish people to the land and characterized the UK's position as patronizing.

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