Jerusalem lightrail (Foto al-Ray)
A Spanish company announced on Wednesday that it had rejected an Israeli tender to build part of the
Jerusalem railway, which will cut deep into occupied Palestinian territory. Construcciones y Auxiliar de
Ferrocarriles (CAF or Construction and Other Railway Services) announced
that it “refuses to build a section of the railway in Jerusalem because
[it] included Palestinian land that will be confiscated, in violation
of the resolutions of international legitimacy.” The company's workers rejected participation on the same grounds.
“Any project in any city around
the world, especially Jerusalem, must respect human rights and
international legitimacy in its implementation,” CAF stressed. It added: “The General Assembly
of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice [ICJ],
through various resolutions, have said that they are against the
occupation of land through which will pass the section of the railway.”
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