Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday expressed hope Israel will abandon its E1 settlement plan, which suggests the expansion of East Jerusalem by creating a physical link between the city of Ma’ale Adumim, occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Responding to a question from Anadolu at a press briefing in Moscow, Zakharova described the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories as “developing in an extremely negative direction.” “This cannot help but cause grave concern, serious concern, which we comment on virtually every briefing,” she said. The spokeswoman stressed that building in the E1 area would prevent the territorial continuity of a Palestinian state, which is an essential condition for its viability according to the international legal framework for Middle […]
