JERUSALEM - Israeli police evicted two Palestinian families in east Jerusalem yesterday, then allowed Jewish settlers to move into their homes, drawing criticism from the United Nations and the US State Department.
Police cordoned off part of the Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah before dawn, then forcibly removed about 50 people, said Chris Gunness, spokesman for the UN agency in charge of Palestinian refugees.
UN staff members later saw vehicles bringing Jewish settlers to move into the homes, he said.
Robert Serry, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, called yesterday’s evictions “totally unacceptable.’’
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/08/03/50_palestinians_evicted_from_their_jerusalem_homes_action_condemned_by_un_us/
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