PM orders demolition of EU-funded Palestinian ‘settlements’ in West Bank

[azurnoir]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon to move forward with a plan to demolish some 400 Palestinian structures built in the West Bank with European funding, Israeli media reported Friday.

The prime minister’s order came shortly after a Thursday exposé in the Daily Mail claimed that the EU sank tens of millions of euros into homes which were not granted building permits by the Israeli government.

Official EU documentation discovered by the newspaper stated that the buildings were intended to “pave the way for development and more authority of the PA over Area C,” raising concerns that the governmental organization was taking sides in the dispute by shaping the demographics of the Israeli-controlled territory.

A portion of the homes, which largely resemble prefabricated caravans, were built in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim and near the Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus, according to Israeli news site NRG.

According to the Daily Mail, the construction in 17 locations cost tens of millions in EU public funds.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-orders-demolition-of-eu-funded-palestinian-settlements-in-west-bank/#ixzz3R5YuiT8T

[Jefferson23]

1. Must be for security or they would never do such a thing.

[Solindsey]

2. They're probably hiding Rockets in those caravans too

Fuck the Israeli PM and the scum that prop him up.

[bemildred]

3. And the desperate search for more ways to piss off the EU continues. nt

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. Methinks Israel wants to cut the umbilical from Europe.

Europe should oblige Israel, and recognize the New Palestinian state on '67 borders.

BDS.