[news] "Quiet Ethnic Cleansing": Palestinians Face Home Demolitions Spree by Israel

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

By JONATHAN COOK - August 1, 2008

"Illegal building is simply a pretext for destroying Palestinian families' homes and lives"..."The demolitions are part of a policy to stop the natural expansion of Palestinian communities in and around Jerusalem, freeing up the maximum amount of land for use by Israeli settlers"..."The demolitions increase the pressure on Palestinians to move into the West Bank, so that they will lose their residency rights in the city."

--**Jeff Halper**, head of the _Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions_ (ICAHD)  


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