British sources told The New York Times that Israel said it would halt construction in E1, which effectively cuts off Palestinian territorial continuity between Ramallah and Bethlehem and would connect Ma'ale Adumim to Jerusalem. Israel denied the claim. The American newspaper noted that four weeks before the announcement of sanctions on settlements in the West Bank, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband spoke with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar. The conversation was described in the report as "tense," and three sources claimed that Sa'ar "clearly hinted" in the conversation that no construction tenders would be opened for the area before the elections on October 27. A week after the conversation, Israel announced the construction of an additional 1,200 housing units in E1.
Report: Sa'ar told Britain E1 construction won't advance before elections
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