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European countries criticise plan to demolish ‘illegal’ West Bank village

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Published: 5 July 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Jerusalem claims Bedouin town of Khan al-Ahmar was built too close to a highway and poses a security threat. Protests grow as town is surrounded by heavy machinery

European countries slam impending demolition of West Bank Bedouin village: 'We'll take action' (Haaretz)
UN Special Coordinator for Mideast Peace Nikolay Mladenov condemns Israel, tweeting that 'actions undermine two-state solution'; EU says move 'undermines prospects for lasting peace'

Protests engulf Khan al-Ahmar as Israeli forces gear up for demolition (Middle East Eye)
Heavy machinery surrounds Bedouin village ahead of its destruction, which critics say will amount to a war crime

J Street: Netanyahu using July 4 as cover to demolish Bedouin village (Times of Israel)
Liberal pro-Israel group 'outraged' at preparation of bulldozers to raze West Bank hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar

AND SEE
Israel says a west bank outpost can be legalised if land was seized in good faith (Haaretz)
In precedent-setting legal interpretation: Mitzpeh Kramim outpost built on privately-owned Palestinian land can be legalized under certain conditions, government tells court

Photo: Khan al-Ahmar (AFP)
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