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Knesset Members Protest EU Plans in West Bank
(Times of Israel) Lazar Berman - In a letter to top EU officials, dozens of Knesset members called a leaked EU document formulating a new program to protect Palestinian claims in the West Bank an "extremely grave breach" of the EU-Israel relationship. "The document completely ignores our people's historical affinity to our homeland," the letter said, highlighting its call to monitor Israeli archaeological activities at Jewish heritage sites. "This singular call has but one goal: to subvert the deep and indestructible bond between the Jewish people and its country and homeland." The document "leaves no room for doubt as to the one-sidedness and animosity of the EU toward the State of Israel and the Jewish people." It called on the EU to halt illegal construction in areas under Israeli control, stop activities that damage heritage sites and nature in the West Bank, and desist from funding NGOs that seek to delegitimize Israel.