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International contention continues as eight more countries condemn Israel's E1 settlement plan

A spokesperson for the US State Department spoke to N12 News later on Friday, saying that the US government "does not support annexation."

View of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026.
Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025.

First 1,400 housing units to be marketed in controversial E1 area of West Bank

The wedding of Miriam Shani and Ofek Dotan at the Kedar sheep farm near Ma'ale Adumim, June 2026.

Beyond the Headlines: A fallen soldier's widow remarries, stories of renewal inspire - opinion

Haredi protests begin across Israel, June 24, 2026.

Haredi protesters successfully halt draft dodger arrest near Jerusalem, police leave scene - report


'Justice was done' - Family of slain IDF soldier after killer shot dead in second attack

Udai Tamimi killed IDF solder Noa Lazar last week. On Wednesday, after 11 days on the run, he tried to kill another Israeli and was stopped.

 Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim, outside of Jerusalem, October 19, 2022.

Looking to tour Israel? Here are 5 hidden gem day trips

When asked to recommend the most interesting, fun, educational, nature-filled or even politically laden day trips, I usually suggest something more unconventional or off the beaten track.

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IDF hearing on E1 settler homes delayed in advance of Biden’s trip

This is the second delay of this sort. The hearing was first meant to be heard in January.

The E1 territory, located outside of Jerusalem and within the jurisdiction of the Ma'aleh Adumim settlement

Letters to the Editor June 20, 2022: Get real

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Ma'leh Adumim to petition court over Bennett freeze of E1

The Civil Administration had been in the midst of holding a series of hearings on objections to the plan when it informed the municipality in January that the process had been indefinitely suspended.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

Gov’t slaps on new COVID restrictions as Omicron cases surge

Israeli infected with Omicron dies in hospital.

Hadassah Ein Kerem coronavirus unit

Israel's newest amusement park brings 'Magic' to Jerusalem outskirts

Magic Kass, which opened two months ago in a town 30 minutes from Jerusalem, is like nothing else in Israel.

 The new Magic Kass indoor amusement park in Maale Adumim

Israeli building in E1 will thwart Palestinian state, NGOs tell IDF

'Israeli construction on E1 harms Palestine’s future growth potential and therefore closes the door to the possibility of a peace agreement,' architect Uri Reicher told the Civil Administration.

The E1 territory, located outside of Jerusalem and within the jurisdiction of the Ma'aleh Adumim settlement

Police investigating suspected murder of woman in Maale Adumim

Police are investigating a suspected murder which took place in mid-September in Maale Adumim.

 Israeli police at a temporary checkpoint in Gilboa area, as they search for the six Palestinian fugitives who escaped from a high security prison in Northern Israel yesterday.  September 7, 2021.

Attorney, NGOs boycott E1 hearing over lack of access for Palestinians

An attorney and pro-Palestinian NGOs boycotted a Civil Administration hearing Monday on plans to build close to 3,500 settler homes in the contentious area in Ma'aleh Adumim.

 View of Route 1, the Maaleh Adumim-Jerusalem road, from the West Bank area known as E1, with Jerusalem's Mount Scopus seen on the horizon, on December 10, 2019.