Jerusalem

Ethnic cleansing tactics of Jewish extremists

by Yaniv Reich on November 1, 2009

When the US describes Israel’s policy of evicting Palestinians and demolishing their homes as “unhelpful” to the peace process [sic], they are using shockingly euphemistic language to characterize what is, in effect, ethnic cleansing. What does that process look like? How do settlers go about stealing Palestinian land under Israeli law? Part of the answer [...]

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Ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem, continued

by Yaniv Reich on October 30, 2009

Make no mistake about it. The continual demolition of Palestinian homes is a grinding, slow-motion form of ethnic cleansing. This is not about building permits, which are used by Israelis as an attempt at political cover. Ask Israelis about the last time they demolished a Jewish home in Jerusalem because of permit issues. Ask Israelis [...]

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Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem

by Yaniv Reich on October 28, 2009

Let’s start with a definition. According to the UN, ethnic cleansing is defined as “the planned deliberate removal from a specific territory, persons of a particular ethnic group, by force or intimidation, in order to render that area ethnically homogenous.” Clear? Now, here is a description by the Israeli Macro Center for Political Economics of [...]

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