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Israel greenlights 19 more West Bank settlements — a map-drawing move with no peace process left to hide behind

Rule Changes

Smotrich’s platform for announcing and defending settlement moves

Israel's cabinet quietly signed off on 19 additional Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, then kept it classified for days. Some are brand-new recognitions; others are outposts that were illegal even under Israeli rules, now getting a state stamp. Within weeks, the government went further: issuing construction tenders for the E1 corridor that would physically sever the northern and southern West Bank, legalizing five more outposts with official settlement codes, and advancing plans for 9,000 units in occupied East Jerusalem.

Updated Feb 16