Carney warns Israeli E1 settlement poses 'direct threat' to peace
01:19, 23/09/2026, WednesdayU: Update: 01:21, 23/09/2026, Wednesday
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark CarneyCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Israel's E1 settlement expansion east of occupied East Jerusalem poses a "direct threat to peace," announcing CAN$100 million in aid for Palestinians and trade restrictions targeting goods from illegal settlements as he co-hosts a high-level meeting on the two-state solution.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Israel's endorsement of the E1 settlement plan east of occupied East Jerusalem poses "a direct threat to peace" as he announced new aid measures for Palestinians on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Carney said he would co-host a meeting that evening with the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and France alongside UN Secretary-General António Guterres "on the two-state solution and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2720 in Gaza," warning that "immense human suffering continues."
He said the long-held international consensus for a two-state solution, upheld by "every one of my predecessors since the formation of this organization, will mean nothing if these conditions continue." Carney announced CAN$100 million ($71 million) in "international assistance for Palestine," including CAN$80 million for humanitarian aid and CAN$20 million to "support peace and security capacity building, including our leadership of police training in the West Bank."
Trade restrictions on settlement goods
Canada and its partners will bring forward "trade restrictions targeting goods produced in those illegal Israeli settlements," Carney stated, describing the move as one taken "with reluctance." He called the measures "a pragmatic, practical action" toward "a durable peace for Israelis and Palestinians." Canada along with Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom confirmed similar measures earlier this month targeting goods from Israeli settlements.
E1 project details
Israeli authorities plan to open tenders on October 25 for 2,167 settlement units under the E1 project, in addition to 1,234 units included in a separate tender issued in August, bringing the total to 3,401 units. The project aims to connect the Maale Adumim settlement with occupied Jerusalem through the seizure of Palestinian land, according to the Palestinian presidency.