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Israel has given final approval to build thousands of new homes in the occupied West Bank.
Critics say the long-delayed settlement project will bury the chances of a Palestinian state.
NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Tel Aviv.
The so-called E1 settlement project has been on the drawing board for more than two decades,
but pressure from the U.S. and other nations prevented it from becoming a reality, until now.
The controversial development, which involves more than 3,400 housing,
units will be built on a tract of land east of Jerusalem, effectively slicing the West Bank in two.
The Palestinian Authority called the development illegal and said it would destroy the chance of a two-state solution.
Israel's ultra-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who approved the plans,
said the E1 settlements will erase any notion of a Palestinian state.
The number of settlements has quickly grown over the past few years despite international condemnation.
Jackie Northam, NPR News.