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<p>On 26 April the EU issued a statement, on behalf of the UK and other EU Member
States, requesting that Israel reconsider the pending demolition orders in Silwan.
We continue to be gravely concerned by the impact of demolitions and evictions on
ordinary Palestinians and the impact this has on the viability of a future Palestinian
state. Demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary
suffering to ordinary Palestinians; call into question Israel's commitment to a viable
two-state solution; and, in all but the most exceptional of cases, are contrary to
International Humanitarian Law. We fund a number of projects to monitor and report
on settlement expansion in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and to protect vulnerable
Palestinian communities from the effects of settlement expansion.</p>
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