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<h1><font size=4><b>Israeli Order To Expel Thousands of Palestinians and
Internationals From the West
Bank</b></font></h1>
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</b></h1><font size=3> Monday April 12, 2010
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by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies <br>
<a href="http://www.imemc.org/article/58425" eudora="autourl">
http://www.imemc.org/article/58425<br><br>
</a></font>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. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
The Israeli government decided to start the implementation of the new
decision on Tuesday.<br><br>
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. <br><br>
It also gives the army the power to decide who gets to stay and who will
be forced out.<br><br>
Yet, the main targets are Palestinians who hold Gaza ID cards, and the
foreign spouses of Palestinians living in the West Bank. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
Israeli human rights groups, Hamoked, which focuses on the freedom of
movement, called on the Israeli army to rescind the order.<br><br>
The group said that most of the people who are now living in the occupied
West Bank were never required to have a permit. <br><br>
It added that using the term “infiltrator” in this context, could in
principle even be applied on Israelis and internationals.<br><br>
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, described the Israeli
decision as an act of ethnic cleansing against dozens of thousands of
Palestinians. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
Fateh Central Committee member, Nabil Shaath, also stated that this is
“yet another episode of the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians”.
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The Hamas-led government in Gaza also slammed the decision and called on
its rival Fateh movement to halt all talks with the occupation. <br><br>
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.
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It even includes Palestinians from Gaza who moved to the West Bank and
were granted family reunification in recent years. <br><br>
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.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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