With the approval of the construction of thousands of new settlements on the occupied West Bank and the parallel promotion of military operations in the heart of its city with the aim of occupation it, it moves it dynamically on a road that dramatically removes any possible creation of a viable Palestinian state.
Despite international outcry and increasing support for the idea of recognizing Palestinian state. The possibility of an independent Palestinian state is not only removed, is methodically buried. The settlements are expanding, military occupation is established, and Israel’s political leadership, under the pressure of its far -right partners, chooses to extend the conflict instead of seeking a solution.
The E1 plan as ‘nail in the casket’
The E1 plan, frozen since 2012, mainly due to international objections, which approved the Israeli Ministry of Defense, will essentially divide the West Bank into two, as it includes the approval of the construction of 3,400 residential units in the E1 area, thus connecting Jerusalem with Jewish and Jewish.
The approval of the plan, which is expected to destroy the remaining Palestinian territorial cohesion, was accompanied by a statement with complete clarity: “The idea of a Palestinian state is erased from the table,” said hard -core Israeli finance minister. Every new colonization acts as a “nail in the coffin of the dangerous idea” of the Palestinian state’s composition, he added.
Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at the Israeli non -governmental organization, IR Amim spoke to Vima about “conscious implementation of an apartheid regime”, explaining that “dozens of Palestinian communities will be expelled, and the relevant actions have already begun”.
Indeed, Israel’s growing aggression continues to provoke international outcry. France and other European countries have stated their intention to recognize the Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly in September, while the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the development of E1 “would end” the two states. At the same time, Italy’s Foreign Ministers Antonio Tayyani and Britain, David Lamy, spoke of a blatant violation of international law.
As for the US, asked about the E1, in an interview with the Associated Press, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Haccabi said the debate on a two -state solution is not a “high priority” for the Trump government and that there are too many unanswered questions about how a Palestinian will look like.
The occupation of the city of Gaza
Meanwhile, Israel is escalating its military presence in the Palestinian enclave, with the occupation of the city of Gaza in full swing. The Israeli army speaks of “operational control” of more than 75% of the region, while the United Nations raises that rate to almost 90%. , new phases of the war are heralded, and the number of displaced, hungry and dead is multiplied.
This escalation, however, finds the majority of Israeli citizens, who according to polls disagree with the occupation of Gaza and. Many Israelis are afraid that Hamas will kill the remaining hostages – estimated at 20 people – if the military operation proceeds.
Both of these moves suggest that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bowing to the ideological ambitions of his extremist partners in his coalition in order to remain in power – even at the cost of Israel’s international isolation.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said Smotric had led a pressure campaign, threatening to abandon himself and other right -wing coalitions of Netanyahu’s coalition, and possibly throwing his government if they had consenting to the last proposal.
