US lawmakers seek sanctions for Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settlement plan

Project would effectively cleave Palestinian territory in half and has prompted widespread international condemnation.Published On 23 Sep 202623 Sep 2026A group of lawmakers in the United States Senate are seeking sanctions against facilitators of Israel’s controversial “E1” settlement programme.The legislation, set to be introduced on Wednesday, calls for punitive actions against individuals and groups that support the settlement project, which would link the Ma’ale Adumim and other illegal Israeli settlements to occupied East Jerusalem.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why is Israel building new illegal settlements?list 2 of 3E1 settlement: Why Netanyahu, Israel’s right might not mind global outragelist 3 of 3As the UK sanctions Israeli settlements, is the two-state solution dead?end of listThe plan would completely sever East Jerusalem, long seen as the capital of a future Palestinian state, from the West Bank, while effectively cleaving the overall territory in two. The project, if completed, has been seen by supporters and detractors alike as a death blow to future Palestinian statehood.Ten Democrats were expected to co-sponsor the bill, which was spearheaded by Ch...