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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


IDF to hold hearing on contentious E1 settler building project

Left wing organizations, as well as the international community, see the project as harmful to Palestinians, while the right sees it as a security insurance policy.

 View of the desert near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, January 26, 2021.

In time for Sukkot, a big new amusement park opens outside Jerusalem

The park is one of only nine indoor amusement parks in the world, and seeks to offer a glamourous experience emulating the likes of Disney, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.

 The new Magic Kass indoor amusement park in Maale Adumim

The new DCity Mall is much more than just a mirage in the desert

Spread over 150,000 square meters, and with an investment of some NIS 750 million, DCity holds some 200 storefronts, a food court with top restaurants, and a luxury hotel.

 DCITY INCLUDES some 200 storefronts, as well a food court and a luxury hotel is in the works.

Israel's fanciest new mall opens in the Judean desert

The new DCity, which opened this week on the outskirts of Jerusalem, is designed as a replica of the famous Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.

 The new D-City mall.

Will Israel's fanciest new mall thrive in the Judean desert?

Some wonder whether building the largest design mall in the Middle East in the desert, over the green line, can be a viable project.

The D City design mall in Ma'aleh Adumim (illustrative).

Arrivals: Dr. Barbara Gordon-Cohen

“I feel Hashem’s [God’s] guidance more and His presence. On a spiritual level, I feel very contented and happy. I feel it in the air. I feel it in the land.”

Dr. Barbara Gordon-Cohen

Netanyahu halts Ma’aleh Adumim garbage incinerator plan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Sunday to reexamine the 4-year-old decision to build an incinerator near Kfar Adumim and Nofei Prat.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the Knesset, December 2, 2020

Gush Adumim garbage incinerator is pure negligence, dangerous for health

The plan to build this incinerator is dangerous – pure negligence by our leadership, and needs to be stopped immediately.

WHILE THE mayor assures Ma’aleh Adumim residents they have nothing to worry about because the plant will be far from their homes, this is untrue.

Garbage incinerator plant has Ma’aleh Adumim residents burning with anger

Some residents, including people who live in the nearby communities of Kfar Adumim and Nofei Prat, have petitioned the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.

A view shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank February 25, 2020.

‘Sovereignty Road’ linking Jerusalem to E1 to receive NIS 14m. boost

“This is a significant breakthrough in advancing the issue."

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