Official document by EU delegates criticizes Israel's policies in West Bank, suggests bloc must pursue ventures in Israeli-controlled area even without Israel's cooperation
Elior Levy
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The European Union has decided to pursue a series of steps which may undermine Israel's control of Area C in the West Bank, an official EU document obtained by Ynet on Thursday suggests.
The Oslo Accords divided the West Bank into three areas of control: Area A which is under the Palestinian Authority's full control; Area B, which is under Palestinian civil controls and shared Israeli-Palestinian security control; and Area C, which is controlled by Israel.
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Area C makes up 62% of the West Bank, but the Palestinians make up only 5.8% of its population.
The document, titled "Area C and Palestinian state building," harshly criticizes Israel's policies in the West Bank, claiming they have caused the Palestinian population in Area C to shrink significantly and recede into enclaves.
Investing in infrastructure (Illustration: AFP)
The document states that Europe will support road, water, infrastructure, municipal, educational and medical projects in the area, in order to "support the Palestinian people and help maintain their presence (in the area). " Read the rest on: Ynet
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