E1 (West Bank)
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E1, also called the E1 area, E1 zone or E1 corridor, is an area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank within the municipal boundary of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. It is located adjacent to an
The project is to cover the entire wooded area between the Palestinian village of Az-Za'ayyem (bottom left) and the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim (right of the image)
Bezalel Smotrich
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Bezalel Yoel Smotrich is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the Religious Zionist Party, he previously served as a Knesset member for
E1 (West Bank)
…of the Israel Police is also located there. Construction in E1 is controversial and has received mixed international response. When Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved construction plans for 3,400 new homes in August 2025, he spoke of "burying the Two-state solution". Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu employed…
Smotrich in 2023
Smotrich with United States Ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman during a visit to Hesder Yeshiva of Sderot, October 2017
Smotrich with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, 18 December 2023