Israel's "E1 illegal settlement project" tender was postponed until after the election

The evaluation process of the tender for 1234 houses in the illegal E1 settlement project, which is planned to be established by usurping Palestinian lands in the east of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, has been postponed until after the elections planned to be held on October 27.

In the news in the Israeli press, it was stated that the tender offers for the illegal E1 Project, which aims to cut the connection between occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, will be examined on November 19, 2026 at the earliest.

The decision taken by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to prevent any interference during the election period planned to be held on October 27 was approved by the Israel Land Administration.

According to the decision, although the contractors will submit their bids for the illegal settlement project on October 19, the board that will review the bids will meet a month later.

The tender should be canceled immediately

In the statement made by the Israel-based human rights organization Peace Now regarding the postponement decision, it was emphasized that the postponement of the tender was not sufficient and should be canceled completely.

The statement noted that Israel undermined the peace climate with the illegal settlements it established by usurping Palestinian lands, and noted that Israel was trying to prevent the implementation of the two-state solution.

In the statement, it was warned that if the contracts were signed before the new government was established, an irreversible situation would occur and the companies that would take part in the project would face international sanctions.

E1 Project

The Israeli administration had frozen the "E1 Project", which was said to prevent the establishment of the State of Palestine, due to pressure from previous US administrations.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the "E1 Project" in September 2025, which will effectively divide the occupied West Bank into two.

The Israeli government, in violation of its commitment regarding the "E1" Jewish settlement project, published the first tender announcement for 1234 houses without prior notice to the objecting parties.

The tender announcement for 1234 houses published by Israel within the scope of the E1 illegal Jewish settlement project caused international reactions.

As a reaction, 12 Western countries decided to ban trade with Israeli settlements that usurped occupied Palestinian lands, while some of them declared their intention to do so.

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanded the cancellation of the decision to postpone the tender for the illegal E1 settlement project, which is planned to be established by usurping Palestinian lands in the east of occupied East Jerusalem, until after the general elections planned to be held on October 27.

With the E1 Project, Israel aims to de facto divide the West Bank into two and cut off the connection between occupied East Jerusalem and the Palestinian lands in the West Bank.