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ISRAEL threatened yesterday to strip many Jerusalem Palestinians of their Israeli citizenship in a new escalation of the current unrest.
An unnamed Israeli official confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered a review of the status of Palestinian neighbourhoods located outside of Israel’s West Bank separation barrier, commonly known as the apartheid wall.
Roughly one-third of the city’s Palestinian population, about 100,000 people, live outside the barrier.
Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
