Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:39AM GMT
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Palestinians sit around the rubble of a mosque demolished by Israeli forces in the Bedouin city of Rahat on Sunday, November 7, 2010
The European Union (EU) has criticized Israel's demolition of Palestinian structures in the West Bank, calling on Tel Aviv to re-examine its policies on the occupied territories.
"Since the year 2000 more than 4,800 Palestinian houses and structures have been demolished" in the West Bank, the bloc announced in a Thursday statement, adding, “The EU has called on Israel to review its policy and planning system in order to allow for the socio-economic development of the Palestinian communities."
The statement further said, “The EU missions in Jerusalem (al-Quds) and Ramallah regret the recent demolition of a mosque in the village of Khirbet Yarza,” noting that Israel has razed three mosques over the past year.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces razed a mosque in Khirbet Yarza, a Bedouin community near Tubas in the Jordan Valley.
According to the UN reports, Israel demolished 180 Palestinian structures, including 56 residential buildings, in 2009.
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