[News] New Israeli Order To Expel Thousands of Palestinians

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Israeli Order To Expel Thousands of Palestinians and Internationals 
 From the West Bank

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  Monday April 12, 2010 00:01
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 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies
http://www.imemc.org/article/58425

The Israeli government is set to start the implementation of a new 
order that would lead to the expulsion of thousands of Palestinians, 
and even internationals living in the West Bank. Gazans living the in 
West Bank will be considered illegal and would be expelled.

The order mainly targets Gaza Strip residents living in the West 
Bank, some since many years, but were not granted West Bank identity 
cards or residency permits.

This also includes internationals married to Palestinians, and even 
Arab residents of Israel who are married to Palestinians, and persons 
living in the West Bank but Israel never granted them permits.

The Israeli government decided to start the implementation of the new 
decision on Tuesday.

Israeli daily, Haaretz, said that the order to ambiguous as it is 
using the term "infiltrator" to describe Palestinian residents of 
Jerusalem, citizens of other countries and even citizens of countries 
that have ties and strong relations with Israel such as the United States.

It also gives the army the power to decide who gets to stay and who 
will be forced out.

Yet, the main targets are Palestinians who hold Gaza ID cards, and 
the foreign spouses of Palestinians living in the West Bank.

Although Israeli courts previously managed to overrule such 
expulsions ordered by the military, the new law will grant the 
Israeli occupation forces a full jurisdiction over the issue.

Israeli human rights groups, Hamoked, which focuses on the freedom of 
movement, called on the Israeli army to rescind the order.

The group said that most of the people who are now living in the 
occupied West Bank were never required to have a permit.

It added that using the term "infiltrator" in this context, could in 
principle even be applied on Israelis and internationals.

Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, described the Israeli 
decision as an act of ethnic cleansing against dozens of thousands of 
Palestinians.

He added that this is another Israeli violation and escalation, and 
that he sent letters to the U.S. Administration and the European 
Union, the United Nations and Russia.

Fateh Central Committee member, Nabil Shaath, also stated that this 
is "yet another episode of the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians".

The Hamas-led government in Gaza also slammed the decision and called 
on its rival Fateh movement to halt all talks with the occupation.

The main targets of this decision are Gazans, any person who has one 
parent or both from Gaza, Palestinians who lost residency rights due 
to Israeli "laws", and internationals married and living in the West Bank.

It even includes Palestinians from Gaza who moved to the West Bank 
and were granted family reunification in recent years.

This is in addition to Palestinians from Jerusalem but living in the 
West Bank and even applies to citizens of countries that have strong 
ties with Israel such as the United States, and even Jews who chose 
to love among the Palestinians.

The decision is illegal and violated the International Law as it will 
lead to the expulsion of thousands of Palestinians and international. 
Dozens of thousands of Palestinians are married to internationals and 
this decision will break their families apart.




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