Before a construction deadline that experts describe as a point of no return, a coalition of international civil society organizations — including Amnesty International and the Jewish Council of Australia — has called on the Australian Government to impose emergency sanctions on Israel's E1 settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. The project, which would physically bisect Palestinian territory and which Israeli officials have openly described as a means of killing Palestinian statehood, places Australia's recently stated commitments — to international law, civilian protection, and a UN
Global Coalition Demands Emergency Sanctions on Israel's E1 Settlement Expansion
E1 expansion would displace thousands of Palestinians and restrict movement of many more, constituting ethnic cleansing and forcible transfer.