Ministry condemns Israeli displacement of aboriginals

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Tuesday Israeli plans to empty areas in the occupied West Bank of 'Bedouin' (aboriginal) communities.

The ministry said in a statement that these plans aim to expand settlements and displace Bedouin communities from the eastern area of the occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem') with a loud violation of international law and the Geneva conventions.

Israeli forces have destroyed more than 23 Bedouin villages in order to expand settlements, it said.

More than 350 Bedouin homes have been destroyed since the beginning of 2014 and several schools were shut while the Israeli authorities are preventing humanitarian aid and supplies from reaching these communities, it said.

The ministry added that more than 42 Palestinian, Israeli and international organizations have signed a letter demanding an end to the expulsion of Bedouins.

The statement called upon countries, the UN and its institutions and specialized organizations to condemn the expulsion and displacement of Palestinian Bedouins and to take legal and political procedures to stop these policies immediately.