Fattouh criticized in a release the E1 Corridor settlement project, which will isolate East Jerusalem from the West Bank, splitting it in two.

The PNC chairman warned that it is part of a strategic colonial plan aimed at eliminating the Palestinian presence in the territory and undermining the legal and political foundations of any solution based on the two-state solution.

The Palestinian leader emphasized that the E1 area’s colonization is a central point through which Israel seeks to isolate Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings.

He also added that it attempts to “sever the geographical connection between the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, which practically leads to its dismantling and conversion into isolated enclaves.”

The Jerusalem Governorate also criticized the project approved by the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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