370 MEPs sent a letter to Josep Borrell the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy calling for immediate and concrete steps to prevent the displacement and forcible transfer of Palestinians and to actualize differentiation in all dealings with Israel.
The letter shed light on the widespread displacement and forcible transfer of Palestinians taking place across the West Bank including the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan.
The letter also quoted some paragraphs of a recent report by Human Rights Watch which concludes that Israel has crossed a threshold such that its violations in the occupied Palestinian territories meet the legal definition of the crime of Apartheid according to the Rome Statute.
“We stand firm in our support of stated European policy regarding the illegality of Israeli settlements and the importance of differentiating between Israel and the settlements in all relevant dealings and we call upon Europe to upgrade and actualize its efforts in this regard” the letter reads.
“We furthermore call on Europe to take immediate and concrete steps to prevent the displacement and forcible transfer of Palestinian families especially in East Jerusalem” the letter concluded.
