Complicating matters for the Palestinians, Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing just issued a tender for 1,234 new housing units in the controversial E1 zone of the West Bank, located between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim. The bidding deadline is October 19, 2026, ahead of Israel's late-October general election.
This puts the first nail in the coffin of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The two short, Palestinian biased videos, below illustrate how the Jewish settlers are seizing Judea and Samaria and with the general support of the Israeli government.
