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Netanyahu orders destruction of over 400 EU-funded homes in West Bank
Friday, February 20, 2015 9:17
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Published on Feb 8, 2015
he group ‘Rabbis for Human Rights’ has called on Netanyahu to halt the demolitions, saying the policy runs counter to international law and Jewish tradition. The group wrote a letter of protest to Netanyahu, after he ordered that more than 400 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank be destroyed. The newly-built houses were funded by the European Union. Israel says the pre-fabricated bungalows have been built illegally and therefore should be razed. Israel’s house demolitions have already sparked an international outcry. Last month, the UN warned that the policy is making vulnerable Palestinian families homeless
