WCC condemns Israeli map to demolish Bedouin village

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As reports unfolded on 12 July of Israel announcing the demolition of a Bedouin village in the midst of a temporary injunction, World Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit condemned the plans for demolition, saying it violates human rights, especially those of vulnerable children, who live in Khan al-Ahmar.

"Demolishing the homes and especially the school in Khan al-Ahmar is an inhumane decision violating the human rights of people living in extremely difficult conditions because of decades of injustice, "said Tveit. "

Around 180 Bedouin are thought to be alive and well in their homes in Khan al -Ahmar, tending to sheep and goats, while 170 children in the neighborhood of his school.

The situation must be resolved not only within the bounds of international law In the village, said Tveit.

"Bulldozing homes and destroying a school can not be defended legally or morally as an expression of self-defense of a state," said Tveit. "1945,