A far-right Israeli minister says work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, a move his office said would "bury" the idea of a Palestinian state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/world/politics/israel-minister-bury-palestine-state-idea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #israel #palestinians #westbank #bezalelsmotrich #eastjerusalem