U.S. Warns of Harsh Reaction If Israel Demolishes Sussia

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1. US ‘troubled’ by demolitions of EU-funded Palestinian homes

Source: Times of Israel

State Department says ‘provocative’ razing of West Bank structures ‘part of an ongoing process of land seizures’ and ‘denial of Palestinian development’

The US State Department on Tuesday said it was “troubled” by Israel’s “provocative” razing of three European Union-funded shelters in the West Bank earlier in the day, saying it “raises serious questions” about the Jewish state’s commitment to peace.

“We remain concerned about the increased demolition of Palestinian structures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which reportedly have left dozens of Palestinians homeless, including children,” said spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau during a press briefing.

“We believe that this is part of an ongoing process of land seizures, settlement expansions, legalization of outpost, denial of Palestinian development,” she said. “We remain troubled that Israel continues this pattern of provocative and counterproductive action, which raises serious questions about Israel’s ultimate commitment to a peaceful negotiated settlement with the Palestinians.”

The demolitions of the three shelters and two other structures took place in the Palestinian village of Umm el-Kheir, a small Bedouin village near the Israeli settlement of Carmel in the South Hebron Hills. It is in Area C of the West Bank, which is entirely under Israeli military control.

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