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August 27, 2026

No, a New Israeli Neighborhood Won’t Destroy the Possibility of Middle East Peace

The truth about Judea and Samaria.

The latest source of outrage over Israel’s behavior focuses on the expansion of a Jerusalem suburb into the area known as E1. According to European governments—who, as the editors of the Wall Street Journal note, “are always on the lookout for opportunities to bash Israel”—the presence of new houses inhabited by Jews would threaten the territorial contiguity of a future Palestinian state. The UK and the Netherlands are planning to respond with sanctions. The Journal goes on to dissect these arguments:

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