From: William Gladys <william.gladys@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Subject: Fw: Israel urged to stop home demolitions
To: world_Politics@googlegroups.com
Cc: Al-Hilal <Al-Hilal@sky.com>
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180104.html
Israel urged to stop home demolitions
Sun May 15, 2011 11:29PM
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva (file photo)
A senior EU official has called on Israel to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the West Bank territories.
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva made the remark at the end of her Sunday visit to Ramallah in the West Bank.
She said that Israel must stop "forced displacement" of Palestinians, adding that Israel has the "obligation to respect the international humanitarian law."
Georgieva visited the occupied areas along with Palestinian Authority (PA) caretaker Prime Minister Salam Feyadh and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Valerie Amos.
The EU official noted that the Gaza Strip and most parts of the Israeli occupied territories are "really suffering" economically.
"What we face today is that the inability of the people to move. The lack of access for them is paralyzing the community and making the life of innocent people very difficult," she said.
"So our plea is access and protection of those who are most vulnerable," Georgieva said, adding that the European Union was providing these Palestinians with legal assistance, cash and psychological support.
According to the European Union, some 60,000 Palestinians face the risk of being evicted from their homes in Israeli-annexed East al-Quds.
The Palestinians see al-Quds as the capital of their future state and oppose any attempts to extend Israel's control over the city that was captured in the 1967 Six Day War.
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