Architects union mulls suspending membership of the Israeli association of architects
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/11353-architects-union-mulls-suspending-membership-of-the-israeli-association-of-architects
The International Union of Architects (IUA) discussed on Wednesday a call for expelling the Israeli Association of United Architects (IAUA) from the union against the backdrop of the association's refusal to oppose settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.
The expulsion of the Israeli association was placed on the IUA's agenda after the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) called for the suspension of the IAUA's membership until it announced its opposition to the construction of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and takes a firm position against its members who are involved in the planning and construction in the West Bank.
The only country in the world that was previously expelled from the IUA is South Africa.
RIBA is demanding for the IAUA to implement its decisions issued in 2005 and 2009 condemning all activities that are incompatible with the Fourth Geneva Convention, which is related to the protection of civilians living in occupied territories. This includes constructing and developing on an ethnic basis on land that was illegally seized.
