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German Chancellor Merz Criticizes Israeli West Bank Settlement Expansion

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What specific security threats is Israel facing that the new settlements are intended to address?
What is the full quote from Smotrich about greenlighting settlements 'to block' (the sentence is cut off in the source)?
What actions, if any, are being taken by the Israeli rule of law in response to the violence by radical settlers?
What is the current status of the E1 project implementation and timeline?
How are other European governments responding to Merz's call for a joint European message on the settlement issue?
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