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France and Britain have initiated an emergency session at the UN Security Council to challenge Israel’s planned construction of 1,234 housing units in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim. The move comes ahead of a tender promotion scheduled for 19 November.

The European nations warn that the construction will damage prospects for a two-state solution. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan rejected the criticism, calling it a ‘certificate of moral poverty’ and evidence of ‘complete disconnect from reality.’

This represents a significant international diplomatic confrontation over Israeli settlement policy and touches on core issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Sources: Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel