Israeli PM Netanyahu says “there will be no Palestinian state” as he approves a controversial West Bank settlement project, a move that would undermine the two-state solution.
00:00Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed off on a controversial West Bank settlement project on land Palestinians see as part of a future state.
00:10Critics say the move could effectively rule out a Palestinian state, separating the West Bank from East Jerusalem, a key component of the two-state solution.
00:21The project known as E-1 was approved last month by Israel's far-right government.
00:26Netanyahu vowed that there would be no Palestinian state while cementing the settlement's expansion.
00:33The plan had been stored for years due to strong opposition from the international community, including Europe and the United States.
00:40Israeli settlements in the West Bank, occupied since 1967, are considered illegal under international law.
00:47Any new development is seen as a major obstacle to peace.
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