More than 400 former European ministers, ambassadors and officials on Wednesday urged European Union leaders in an open letter to “act now” against what they described as Israel’s “illegal annexation” in the occupied West Bank through the E1 (East 1) project, which plans to build thousands of homes. The 448 signatories, including former European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell and former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, said: “The European Union and its member states, in cooperation with partners, must take immediate steps to deter Israel from continuing its illegal annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank.” In August 2025, Israel approved Project E1, which will divide the occupied West Bank into two parts, threatening any geographical connection to a future […]
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