Legal counsel orders: Tender for construction in E1 will be postponed until after the elections

The Attorney General's Office ordered a one-month delay in publishing the tender for the construction of 1,234 housing units in the E1 area, so that it will only be opened after the Knesset elections. The Ma'ale Adumim municipality criticized the decision, announced it would petition against it, and argued that halting the tender is itself political interference.

The Attorney General's Office ordered a one-month delay in publishing the tender for the construction of 1,234 housing units in the E1 area, so that it will only be opened after the Knesset elections. The decision sparked sharp criticism from the Ma'ale Adumim municipality, which announced its intention to petition against it. According to the decision, the tender, which was expected to be published in the near future, was postponed due to its timing during the election period. The Ma'ale Adumim municipality claims that the political decision to advance the project was made months before the election campaign, and that since then the tender has progressed along a professional and orderly path. The mayor of Ma'ale Adumim, Guy Yifrach, attacked the decision and said that halting the tender is itself a significant political intervention. In his words, while construction tenders continue to advance across the country, specifically the E1 project has been stopped, despite his claim that it has been delayed for decades. Yifrach announced that the municipality will not accept the decision and will petition against it. The E1 plan, which includes the construction of 1,234 housing units, has been at the center of controversy for many years, partly due to international pressure against advancing construction in the area.