EU's double standard toward Palestinian human rights issues - Remember Palestine

The European Union foreign ministers issued a statement accusing Israel of accelerating settlement construction and tightening its control over East Jerusalem at the expense of Palestinians. Israel condemned the report as "biased" and said it would do nothing to help promote peace in the region. According to data collected by international aid groups, at least 62 structures funded by the EU and its member states were demolished by Israel in 2011 and 2012, including water cisterns, animal shelters, and agricultural and residential buildings.


In addition, over 110 structures are at risk after receiving demolition or stop-work orders from Israeli authoritiesIsrael says it issues demolition orders for projects that failed to receive planning permission. The EU said the Israeli bureaucracy had to be simplified. However it also issued a statement reiterating its commitment to Israeli security. The Israeli armed forces have also destroyed 49.14 million Euros ($65.08 million) worth of EU-funded development projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the last 10 years, according to European Commission figures seen by Reuters in April. Source