'There will be no Palestinian state,' Israel's PM says as he signs West Bank settlement plan

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'There will be no Palestinian state,' Israel's PM says as he signs West Bank settlement plan  The plan, on an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades but was frozen due to US pressure during previous administrations.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/11/there-will-be-no-palestinian-state-israels-pm-says-as-he-signs-west-bank-settlement-plan  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Israel's Prime Minister signed an agreement to push ahead with a controversial settlement

00:04plan that cuts across land Palestinians hope would form a future state.

00:10The E1 settlement plan links settlements in East Jerusalem to a settlement block in the

00:14occupied West Bank.

00:16The plan dashes hopes held by Palestinians that they would create their own future state

00:32by cutting the West Bank into two parts.

00:36It's been called a red line for many European countries and is illegal under international

00:40law.

00:42The scheme received final planning approval allowing authorities to move ahead with its

00:46construction after a ceremony on Thursday.

00:50Netanyahu has defended the E1 plan as vital for Israel's security and its right to build

00:55near Jerusalem.

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