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Israeli police arrest a member of Khaled Natshe's family as they are forced to hand over their home to Jewish settlers in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina on April 18. The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah condemned the eviction on Saturday. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli) |
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The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah condemned on Saturday the recent eviction of a Palestinian family from its east Jerusalem home, ahead of its inhabitation by Jewish settlers.
The EU missions "condemn the eviction of the Natshe family from their home in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina," a statement read.
They were also "deeply concerned
by the plans to build a new settlement in the midst of this traditional
Palestinian neighbourhood," the statement continued, noting that
"settlements are illegal under international law."
On Wednesday, Israeli police
evicted the family from their home in the annexed east Jerusalem
neighbourhood after Jewish settlers won a court battle over ownership.
The eviction of the 14-member
Natshe family from two houses in Beit Hanina was the first successful
attempt by settlers to secure a property in the well-heeled Arab
district in the northern part of east Jerusalem.
But the Palestinians want east
Jerusalem as the capital of their promised state, and furiously denounce
any move by Israel to buy or build property there.
The international community considers all Israeli settlement on occupied land to be illegal under international law.
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