AMMAN — The spokesperson for the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ambassador Haitham Abu Al-Foul, reiterated on
Wednesday, Jordan's firm position on rejecting and condemning the demolition of
Palestinian homes and the confiscation of their land.
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Ambassador Abu Al-Foul confirmed the ministry's
condemnation of Israel's displacement of a Palestinian family on Wednesday in
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem and the demolition of
their home, as a form of a forced displacement and that action being contrary
to international law and the norms of international humanitarian law.
In response to Al-Mamlakeh TV, Abu Al-Foul said that
Israel, as the occupying power in East Jerusalem, is obligated under
international law to protect the rights of Palestinians in their homes. He also
stressed that unilateral Israeli practices against Palestinian families are
illegal and that it undermines the chances of achieving a just and comprehensive
peace based on the two-state solution.
Israeli occupation forces had demolished two
Palestinian family homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied
Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, according to the Palestinian News Agency.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on
Monday condemned attempted forced displacement and the evacuation of a house
for the Palestinian family whose home was demolished today in the Sheikh Jarrah
neighborhood.
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