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8/4/09

Middle East Online: World condemns Israeli Jerusalem evictions

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World condemns Israeli Jerusalem evictions

The United States and the European Union hit out Monday at Israel for evicting Palestinian families from east Jerusalem, warning that such moves endangered the Middle East peace process. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led the international condemnation, labeling the evictions "deeply regrettable" and "provocative" and accusing Israel of failing to live up to its international obligations under existing peace initiatives.The Swedish presidency of the European Union expressed "its serious concern about the continued and unacceptable evictions in east Jerusalem," which it said were "illegal under international law." The strongly-worded EU statement issued in Brussels said the evictions "contravene repeated calls by the international community... to refrain from any provocative actions in east Jerusalem."

Club-wielding Israeli riot police evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday, after which clashes erupted in the upmarket Arab district of Sheikh Jarrah.

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