Muslim World League Condemns Israel’s ‘E1’ Settlement Plan

A bloc of Muslim nations has issued a strong condemnation of Israel's E1 settlement plan, denouncing it as illegal and a significant threat to regional and international peace. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar, and Egypt collectively rejected the plan and related settlement activities east of occupied East Jerusalem.

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Israel’s continued illegal settlement policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, categorically rejecting the E1 settlement plan and related settlement activities east of occupied East Jerusalem.

In a joint statement, the ministers also condemned the ongoing violence perpetrated by settlers against Palestinians, asserting that these acts violate international law and United Nations resolutions. They emphasized that such actions do not diminish the Palestinian people's rights and pose a serious danger to peace.

The E1 settlement plan, they warned, represents a "dangerous escalation" that advances settlement expansion and annexation. This move, they stated, threatens the geographical contiguity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly the connection between the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The ministers believe this undermines the viability of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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condemnation “of the violations and acts of violence perpetrated by settlers, with the support of the Israeli occupying authorities, against the Palestinian people and their property.”

Furthermore, the ministers viewed these actions as a direct challenge to international peace efforts, including former US President Donald Trump's peace plan, which they noted unequivocally rejected annexation and forced displacement. They reaffirmed the two-state solution, based on international law and UN resolutions, as the only viable path to lasting peace, warning that undermining it risks further escalating tensions.

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such acts “in no way diminish the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and constitute violations of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, while posing a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.”

The ministers called for accountability for those responsible for illegal settlement activities, including through international measures and sanctions. They urged an immediate halt to the E1 plan and demanded an end to any support or financing that contributes to settlement expansion. The lack of accountability, they stressed, fuels continued violations and diminishes prospects for peace.

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the E1 settlement plan “constitutes a dangerous escalation that further advances settlement expansion and annexation and undermines the geographical contiguity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly between the West Bank and East Jerusalem, thereby threatening the viability and realization of an independent, contiguous Palestinian State based on the 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.”