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E1 is a very minor detail hardly worth looking at Zakaria al-Qaq said
Construction in E1 will end any near-term prospect of formal diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia and other countries in region and increase Israel’s international isolation coming as Israeli government plans to expand its military occupation of Gaza
On a recent visit to Ofra a West Bank settlement for 50th anniversary of its establishment Netanyahu remarked I stood here half a century ago and said that we would do everything to ensure our continued hold on the land of Israel that we would prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state and that we would thwart all attempts to uproot us from here
Netanyahu also appears to have given up on his vision of forging relations with an outer circle of moderate Arab states which he used to argue would help squeeze Palestinians into territorial compromise
In an interview this month with a right-leaning Israeli news channel Netanyahu said he was on a historic and spiritual mission and that he identified with the interviewer’s vision of the whole land of Israel
Support for a two-state solution dwindled among Israeli public after spate of deadly Palestinian suicide bombings in early 2000s and even more so since Oct 7 attack
Even left-leaning Israeli politicians avoid mentioning old land-for-peace formula speaking only of leaving open a pathway for a future separation from Palestinians
He is etching contours of indefinite dominance over lands Israel conquered in Arab-Israeli war of 1967 including West Bank Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem dismantling scaffolding of a future Palestinian state
She was Washington bureau chief
She covered the Pentagon White House 2008 McCain campaign City Hall for The Times
The most extreme ultra-Orthodox sects were anti-Zionists who do not recognize the state of Israel
Elisabeth Bumiller is writer-at-large for The Times
Some leaders agreed ultra-Orthodox should serve but none would say so publicly
He handles logistics at temporary base inside Gaza border
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Rabbi Granot recounted how he went to homes of ultra-Orthodox religious leaders after his son's death and tried to reason with them
22 percent of 6-year-olds were Haredi in 2024
By 2035 their numbers are projected to reach 30 percent
Rabbi Granot is part of religious Zionism which sends large numbers of yeshiva students to military
As the ultra-Orthodox population grew the policy was extended setting off backlash and legal challenges