Israel's Expansionist Gamble on the West Bank The Israeli government's latest announcement has sparked widespread condemnation from major Western powers: plans to build over 1,200 new settlement homes in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank.
The UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada have urged Israel to retract the plans immediately, calling them "unacceptable.
" This move is consistent with the Israeli government's expansionist policies under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who returned to power with a right wing coalition.