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Related: About this forumIsrael 'demolishes' EU-funded West Bank housing shelter
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4509483,00.html"On April 9, three of some 18 residential structures were demolished... in Jabal al-Baba," an area outside the sprawling settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, a spokesman for the EU's delegation to the Palestinian territories told AFP.
The tin huts, used to house Palestinians made homeless by severe winter weather at the beginning of the year, were "partially funded by EU member states," the official said.
The shelters were funded by the EUs humanitarian aid wing, DG ECHO, as well as the French development agency Action Contre la Faim.
Angela Godfrey-Goldstein from the Jahalin Association representing Palestinian Bedouin told Palestinian news agency Ma'an that the demolitions were "presumably revenge" for the Palestinian move to join 15 international treaties and conventions.
The tin huts, used to house Palestinians made homeless by severe winter weather at the beginning of the year, were "partially funded by EU member states," the official said.
The shelters were funded by the EUs humanitarian aid wing, DG ECHO, as well as the French development agency Action Contre la Faim.
Angela Godfrey-Goldstein from the Jahalin Association representing Palestinian Bedouin told Palestinian news agency Ma'an that the demolitions were "presumably revenge" for the Palestinian move to join 15 international treaties and conventions.
This is just disgusting. How cold do you have to be to destroy humanitarian housing for the homeless: making them homeless again? There seems to be a level of inherent sociopathy involved with the decision making in Israeli government. How many times have we heard of the Israelis tearing down Bedouin or Palestinian structures and then Building shiny new housing for illegal settlers?
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Israel 'demolishes' EU-funded West Bank housing shelter (Original Post)
R. Daneel Olivaw
Apr 2014
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dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)1. Yes
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)2. But you are an anti-semite if you criticize the state Israel.
WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)3. You should try and see the series Vice
They give a whole new context to the support of Israel...evangelical xtians. THey want the end of the world because they are old and are going to die and can't believe when they die it will be just them.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)4. Any theories why the link put the word "demolishes" in quotes?
In what universe is a demolition NOT a demolition?