Friday 20 May 2016

EU criticizes demolitions and Israel's confiscation of Palestinian homes in the West Bank



BRUSSELS (Ina) - criticized the European Union, on Friday (May 20, 2016), the escalation of Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, in recent times, according to a statement issued byhim. 
He Union, in a statement , "has been confirmed once again this week oriented unfortunate reached by the things (in the West Bank), in terms of confiscation and demolition operations since the beginning of the year, including humanitarian aid funded by the European Union. " 
He pointed to Israeli demolitions , which affected temporary housing for Palestinians in the pool" mountain Pope "east of the city of Jerusalem, which is located within the planned area for the expansion of the settlement of "Maale Adumim" (E1) plan, and connect them with the western city of Jerusalem. 
the Israeli authorities demolished on may 16 / may of this, seven houses and confiscated materials to three other houses, in a pool , "Mount Pope" of the Palestinian Bedouin. 
He said the European Union, in his statement, "Bedouin communities have faced in the center of theWest Bank area, recurring operations of the confiscation and demolition in recent years, as part of plans made ​​them in dire need of humanitarian aid, in order to avoid that end up as a forced removal from their areas." 
" the European Union is opposed resolutely Israel 's settlement policy and the actions taken in this context that, including seizures, and demolition and construction of the separation wall in the areas beyond the 1967 border line, eviction and forced displacement."

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