APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Hebron – 19 March 2021. Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces during a rally protesting the confiscation of land for the Israeli settlement of Karmel, near Yatta village south of Hebron city in the occupied West Bank
01.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Palestinian Muhammad Abu Zahra
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before the Israeli army declared the area a closed military zone and ordered demonstrators to leave. Stated in numerous EU Foreign Affairs Council conclusions, settlements are illegal under international law, constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten to make a two-state solution impossible. The EU has reiterated its strong opposition to Israel's settlement policy and actions taken in this context, such as building the separation barrier beyond the 1967 line, demolitions and confiscation - including of EU funded projects - evictions, forced transfers including of Bedouins, illegal outposts and restrictions of movement and access.
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