Israel Slams UN Security Council Meeting on E1 Settlement Plans
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session to discuss Israeli plans for building 1,234 housing units in the E1 area near Jerusalem, an initiative led by Denmark and other European nations. Israel's UN envoy, Dani Dayan, condemned the meeting as a "moral disgrace" and a distraction from real threats. The E1 project aims to expand Ma'ale Adumim and could disrupt Palestinian territorial continuity. Israel is lobbying allies, including the US, to prevent the session.
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- UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Israeli E1 settlement plans.
- Denmark led European nations in calling for the session to discuss the E1 project.
- Israel's UN envoy Dani Dayan called the meeting a "moral disgrace" and unrealistic.
- The E1 project involves building 1,234 housing units east of Jerusalem.
- Israel is lobbying the US and Greece to prevent the Security Council session.
The UN Security Council is preparing for an emergency session next week to discuss Israeli plans for construction in the E1 area, east of Jerusalem. The initiative for the meeting came from several European nations, led by Denmark, which is a member of the Security Council. The Times of Israel reported this, citing Israel's UN mission.
The primary goal of the European countries' diplomatic effort is to halt the tender process initiated by Israeli authorities for the construction of 1,234 housing units in E1. The Israel Land Authority has set November 19 as the deadline for bid submissions.
In response, Israel has engaged in active diplomacy with allies, including the United States and Greece, to prevent the session from proceeding. Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN, Dani Dayan, strongly criticized the proponents of the meeting. He stated that while the Middle East is engulfed in conflict and Iran continues to threaten global peace, European countries are convening the Security Council solely over Israeli construction on its own territory.
Dayan characterized the European states' actions as a "moral disgrace" and evidence of their detachment from reality. He asserted Israel's undeniable right to build and develop its country, stating that Israel will not accept dictates or moral lectures from those who ignore genuine terrorism. The E1 project involves building thousands of housing units as an expansion of the settlement Ma'ale Adumim, situated between the settlement's western borders and East Jerusalem. This development would disrupt territorial continuity between major Palestinian population centers like Ramallah, East Jerusalem, and Bethlehem.
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