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Netherlands Cancels Tour by Israeli Mayors over Settlers' Presence

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Netherlands Cancels Tour by Israeli Mayors over Settlers' Presence Date : 19/9/2010   Time : 20:12

TEL  AVIV, September 19, 2010 (WAFA)- The Netherlands on Sunday cancelled a  tour of the country by a forum of Israeli mayors because their group  included representatives of West Bank settlements, the Israeli daily  Haaretz reported.

The  professional delegation, funded by the Joint Distribution Committee, a  Jewish-American charity, was supposed to fly to the Netherlands next  month to study public policy and local governance.

But  when the Dutch Foreign Ministry found out that regional council heads  from the West Bank settlers – including from settlements Efrat and  Kiryat Arba - were due to participate, they decided to cancel the tour.

The  Israeli Foreign Ministry responded in a statement: 'This is undoubtedly  useless and harmless politics, and we hope that this is not the final  word on the topic.'

 

http://aljazeera.com/news/articles/34/Netherlands-Cancels-Tour-by-Israeli-Mayors-over-Se.html


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