Israel Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted that the construction could thwart Palestinian statehood plans

Standing at the planned site in Ma’ale Adumim, Bezalel Smotrich told journalists and settlement leaders that the plan would 'bury the idea of a Palestinian state'

Israel’s finance minister approves construction of around 7,000 settler homes in major project aimed at splitting West Bank into 2 parts - Anadolu Ajansı