Source: GOV.UK
Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 10 September 2018
Khan al-Ahmar: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK joint statement
Original: www.gov.uk/government/news/khan-al-ahmar-france-germany-italy-spain-and-uk-joint-statement
Statement on proposals to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom have repeatedly expressed their concern about the village of Khan al-Ahmar, which is located in a sensitive location in Area C, of strategic importance for preserving the contiguity of a future Palestinian state.
We took note of Wednesday’s decision by the Israeli Supreme Court leaving a demolition of Khan al-Ahmar up to the discretion of the Israeli government.
We therefore join High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini in reiterating our call to the Israeli government not to go ahead with its plan to demolish the village, including its school, and displace its residents.
The consequences a demolition and displacement would have on the residents of this community, including their children, as well as on the prospects of the two-state solution would be very serious.
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