West Bank & Jerusalem
Labour Muslim Network demands UK act on Israeli settlements
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The Labour Muslim Network and International Centre of Justice for Palestinians published a briefing calling on Britain to respond comprehensively to Israeli settlement expansion, Middle East Eye reported. The groups' statement focuses on the E1 settlement project, a planned Israeli development in a contested area between Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The briefing emerged as Labour holds power in the UK government, placing pressure on ministers to articulate a formal position on Israeli construction plans. Settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories has long drawn criticism from human rights organizations and foreign governments. The E1 project, if advanced, would connect Jewish settlements and potentially sever contiguity between Palestinian population centers in the West Bank.
