Saturday, April 09, 2005

Outraged Palestinians demand end to evictions

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Palestinians are urging the international community to stop the evictions of 58 people from their farms in Al-Khader in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials regard the demolition of their homes - which could begin as early as next week if court action fails - as further evidence that settlement-related activity is continuing unabated in the West Bank while the Israeli government prepares to withdraw 8,000 settlers from Gaza... The Israeli military has issued final demolition orders on three outbuildings and seven homes belonging to an extended Palestinian family which for more than 200 years has owned and farmed the adjacent vineyards and orchards in the Um Rukba South neighbourhood of this town west of Bethlehem.

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