EU OBLIGATIONS AND DUTY TO END ISRAELI POLICIES OF FORCED TRANSFER, COLONIALISM AND APARTHEID IN OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM Brussels, Belgium (September 2014) © 2014 European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine ECCP – European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine address: Rue Stevin 115, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 230 2848 – Fax +32 (0)2 231 0174 email:
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[email protected] Bibliographic Information: Title: European Union obligations and duty to end Israeli policies of Forced Transfer, Colonialism and Apartheid in Occupied East Jerusalem. Author: Magali Thill. Publisher: European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine and Fundación Mundubat. This advocacy report been developed as an activity of the program “Strengthening social and political participation of the Palestinian people in East Jerusalem” funded by the Basque Government. It was drafted on the basis on conclusions of a seminar organized in Maha Nassar Centre in Jifna, West Bank, on 12-13th May 2014, with participation of the local partners: Alternative Information Centre, Bisan Centre for Research and Development, Defense the Children International Land Research Centre, Health Work Committees and Union of Palestinian Women Committees; and with the collaboration of Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem, the Coalition for Jerusalem, Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center, Al Haq and Boycott National Committee. Legal advice: Ingrid Jaradat and François Dubuisson. Advocacy advice: Aneta Jerska, Michael Deas and Mónica Alonso. Proofreading: Richard Barnes. Photo credits: ActiveStills, Labour2Palestine Design: http://dimitrisfekas.com Index terms: International Law, European Union, Foreign Policy, Peace building, Colonialism, Human Rights, Occupation, settlements, Apartheid, ethnic cleansing.