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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

France deplores East Jerusalem evictions

Ma'an
France registered its opposition to Israel's eviction of some 50 Palestinians from two homes in East Jerusalem make room for settlers on Sunday, its Foreign Ministry said Monday.

"France deplores the expulsion by the Israeli police of the Palestinian families, insisted a statement from its Foreign Ministry delivered to Ma'an. "Such actions seriously affect the lives of residents... and are illegal under international law and detrimental."

Such actions "prejudge the outcome of final status negotiations," the statement noted. "For these reasons, France like all European states has called on Israeli authorities to suspend the expulsion of these families..." Full story
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