Israeli authorities are engaged in a number of major efforts, including settlement building and pursuing annexation, to ensure that a Palestinian state does not emerge in the future.

Israeli authorities are expected to move forward with plans to build 9,000 new homes in the illegal settlement of the abandoned Qalandiya airport in occupied East Jerusalem, another attempt to sever Palestinian lands from each other and prevent any possibility of establishing a connected Palestinian state.

The so-called Atarot neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem is reminiscent of E1 plan to undermine Palestinian statehoodThe regional planning and building committee will discuss and approve its outline on Wednesday, Israeli group Peace Now reported.

The advocacy group said the new settlements are expected to be built in densely populated Palestinian urban areas stretching from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and Kaf al-Aqab in the north to Qalandiya refugee camp, ar-Ram, Beit Hanina and Bir Nabala.

It would establish Israeli enclaves in areas inhabited by hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, aiming to prevent development in key areas and further undermine the possibility of establishing a sovereign Palestinian state.

“This is a destructive plan that, if implemented, will prevent any possibility of connecting East Jerusalem to surrounding Palestinian areas and will effectively prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel,” Peace Now said.

4.4 The Holocaust government is working to build a new ultra-Orthodox large settlement north of Jerusalem across the Green Line. A new political attack called “Atarot” is planned to be established at the heart of the Palestinian state created alongside Israel. This involves 9,000 housing units that Israel must evacuate. Isn’t this embarrassing?

The far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seizing every opportunity to bury opportunities for a future of peace and compromise, the group said.

“Especially now, when it is clear to everyone that the idea of ​​’managing the conflict’ and ‘decisive victory’ has brought a security disaster to Israel, we must take action to resolve the conflict.”

Progress on the plan dates back to early 2020, when the Israeli Housing Ministry sent it to the Jerusalem Municipality for approval. It completed the bureaucratic preparation process within months, but faced opposition from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health, as well as from the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, Peace Now reported.

Further government consideration and approval is required before it can gain legal effect and enter a tender process to select a construction contractor.

Much of the planned area is designated “state land” by Israeli authorities, meaning they do not have to seek permission from Palestinian landowners.

Israel has been rapidly advancing several major projects, building illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and annexing the occupied West Bank and its Palestinian territories. Gaza genocidal war The disaster began in October 2023 and has now killed more than 70,000 people.

E1 plan to build thousands of illegal Israeli homes in occupied West Bank welcomed by Israeli officials Despite international condemnation.

Israel’s security cabinet last week signed off on plans to establish 19 illegal settlements in the West Bank.

Demolitions and mass arrests

Israeli forces continue to launch attacks in the occupied West Bank, supporting violent settler attacks on Palestinian land while issuing permits to demolish Palestinian homes.

Israeli authorities began demolition operations in the town of Bidou, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, on Wednesday morning, citing a lack of permits for Palestinian buildings.

In the central West Bank, settlers burned Palestinian vehicles and wrote racist slogans in the village of Ain Yabrud in Ramallah. These settlers operate with impunity, often with the support of the Israeli military.

Some Palestinians have also been arrested in attacks in the West Bank, including in Nablus.

Local authorities said the Israeli military Plans to demolish 25 residential buildings This week in Noor Shams refugee camp.