13/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The EU is “deeply concerned” about the threat of demolition of approximately 90 houses in the Al-Bustan/Silwan area adjacent to the Old City in East Jerusalem. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the high representative for the CFSP says that, if carried out, this demolition would deprive more than 1000 Palestinians of their homes and would be “the largest destruction of Palestinian houses” in East Jerusalem since 1967. The EU reminds Israel of “its obligations under the roadmap and international law” and calls on it not to take this action. “Demolition of houses in this sensitive area threatens the viability of a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement,” the EU says. (F.B./transl.rt)