Crisis Group
Although the tenders cover just a third of the 3,401 houses that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had approved for the site last year, the number is less important than the intent. What he said at the time was that building on E1 "practically erases the two-state delusion".
Crisis Group
🔴 The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, is leading the way in crushing the Palestinian economy in the West Bank. Here’s how he’s doing it, and how it risks greater violence. 🧵1/11 https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/middle-east-north-africa/israelpalestine/255-chokehold-countering-israels-grip-west-bank-economy?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
