Israeli settlers disrupt EU visit to sensitive East Jerusalem area

Israeli settlers disrupted a visit on Monday by a European Union (EU) delegation to a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem where Israel plans to build more than 1,200 housing units.A video published in Israeli media shows activists shouting “anti-Semites go home,” “anti-Semites go back to Europe” as EU representatives attempted to speak.Two Jerusalem city council members were among the chanting protesters, according to the Kan public broadcaster.Shadi Othman, spokesperson for the EU delegation in East Jerusalem, told dpa the goal was to send a political message “which reiterates the EU position aga…

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