Palestinian tent city in E1 corridor dismantled

Published on January 17, 2013

Israeli police dismantled a Palestinian tent city set up in the controversial E-1 area.

Israel’s Supreme Court allows evacuation of E-1 Palestinian tent city

Published on January 16, 2013

Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government can dismantle a Palestinian tent city set up in the controversial E-1 area.

Obama: ‘Israel doesn’t know what its own best interests are’

Published on January 15, 2013

President Obama has said privately that "Israel doesn’t know what its own best interests are,” columnist Jeffrey Goldberg wrote.

Palestinians erect outpost in E1 area

Published on January 11, 2013

Palestinian residents erected an outpost in the E1 area east of Jerusalem.

U.S. rabbinical students deliver more than 700 letters against E1 to Netanyahu’s office

Published on January 7, 2013

American rabbinical students studying in Israel delivered more than 700 letters expressing concern about settlement expansion to the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

December 20, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 20, 2012

More than 400 Jewish clergy press Netanyahu on E1

Published on December 18, 2012

More than 400 American Jewish clergy asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to go ahead with new construction in a corridor connecting eastern Jerusalem to the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim.

E1: An error in baseball and Mideast politics

By Steve Greenberg
Published on December 12, 2012

E1: In baseball scoring shorthand, it means an error by the pitcher.

December 12, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 12, 2012

SodaStream Super Bowl ad buy has BDS movement’s eye

Published on December 10, 2012

SodaStream's purchase of a Super Bowl commercial has the BDS movement in the U.S. saying it will step up its campaign against the Israeli firm.

December 7, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 7, 2012

Living next to E1, Maale Adumim residents reflect Israeli consensus on settlements

Published on December 6, 2012

From the terrace of the mall in Maale Adumim, a West Bank settlement eight miles from Jerusalem that serves as a bedroom community for Israel’s capital city, customers get a panoramic view of the Judean Desert to the east.

Palestinians appeal to U.N. over Israel’s E1 housing plan

Published on December 6, 2012

The Palestinians appealed to the United Nations Security Council to stop Israel from making plans to build 3,000 apartments in a controversial area outside of Jerusalem.

December 6, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 6, 2012

Reform movement raps Israeli settlement plans, Palestinian U.N. upgrade

Published on December 5, 2012

The Union for Reform Judaism criticized Israel for its decision to build new settlement housing and the Palestinians for unilaterally seeking upgraded status at the United Nations.

Israel moves ahead with E1 settlement plans; EU summons envoy

Published on December 5, 2012

Israel moved ahead with plans to build 3,000 settler homes in one of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, as the European Union summoned Israel's envoy to add its voice to a storm of international protest.

State Dept. warns ‘E-1’ construction would damage two-state prospects

Published on December 3, 2012

Building in the E-1 area between eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim would be "especially damaging" to efforts to reach a two-state solution, the State Department said.

U.S. repeats opposition to new Israeli settlements

Published on December 3, 2012

The United States on Monday reiterated its opposition to new Israeli settlement activity on West Bank land including in the site known as "E1", which it said could be especially damaging to efforts to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

5 quick notes on retribution

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 2, 2012