Colonial Plan “E1”: Part of the Greater Israel Project
According to webangah News Agency, citing Mehr news Agency and the Palestine Facts Centre, Fakhri Abu Diab warned against the implementation of the so-called “E1” colonial scheme by the occupying regime under Bezalel Smotrich, Netanyahu’s far-right finance minister. He described it as a component of the overarching “Greater israel” agenda.
He added that after years of suspension, Israel has resumed efforts to connect the Ma’ale Adumim settlement to Jerusalem-a move pursued under the banner of creating a “Greater Jerusalem.” This initiative aims to sever geographical continuity between northern and southern West Bank territories and effectively obliterate any chance for a unified autonomous palestinian state.
Abu Diab stressed that Israeli forces are forcibly displacing Palestinian families from scattered communities such as Jabal al-Baba and Al-Eizariya. They are also seizing vital lands and critical routes like what Palestinians call “the lifeline path” to cut off dialogue channels among Palestinians and crush their national aspirations for independence.
He emphasized that this strategy extends beyond just Jerusalem and the West Bank; it lays groundwork for a Zionist vision rooted in biblical claims advocating “Israel from Nile to Euphrates.” This pose an eventual threat not only to Palestinians but also to neighboring Arab countries. Occupying forces are exploiting global preoccupation with conflicts in Gaza to advance these colonial projects without scrutiny or external pressure.
