Attorney General Narrows E1 Tender Delay After Ma’ale Adumim Petition (Updated)
Updates
- September 28, 2026: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara revised her position on the E1 housing tender following a petition by the Ma’ale Adumim municipality, according to a report published Monday. Her earlier instruction would have prevented contractors from submitting bids until after the election and postponed the tender period. Under the revised position, the tender dates and process would continue as scheduled, with the option to submit bids due to open Monday night. Baharav-Miara now asks that the bid box remain unopened and that no winning bidder be announced until after the election.
Original report
British officials reportedly understood Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s August 11 remarks to mean Israel would not publish tenders for E1 construction before the October 27 election. Israel issued tenders about a week later for roughly 1,200 housing units, which the officials viewed as contradicting that understanding. Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejected the account, saying Sa’ar promised only that no physical change would occur before the election and that the tender implemented a plan approved more than a year earlier. Britain’s August 19 statement demanded the tender’s withdrawal and summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires.
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