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      Rights Groups Vow to Fight Israel's 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Bedouin Village of Ras Jrabah

      "The forced displacement of Ras Jrabah's residents to expand the Jewish city of Dimona... serves as clear evidence that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against its Palestinian citizens," said one legal advocacy group.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jul 29, 2023

      Human rights groups on Friday condemned an Israeli court for green-lighting the forced expulsion of hundreds of Palestinian Bedouins from a village in the Negev Desert to make room for expanding Dimona—a majority Jewish city—a move described by Israeli authorities as an "evacuation" and by critics as "ethnic cleansing."

      Haaretzreports the Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court on Thursday approved the Israel Land Authority's bid to force the removal of around 550 residents from what Israeli authorities call the "unauthorized" Bedouin village of Ras Jrabah. Judge Menachem Shahak rejected the villagers' claim that they and their ancestors have been living there since before the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.

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      'Death to Arabs' Chants as Far-Right Israeli Settlers, Lawmakers March on Flag Day

      "It is an exhibition of unadulterated hate and racism," said one Palestinian activist. "Beyond inflammatory."

      Brett Wilkins
      May 18, 2023

      Israeli government officials including far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined tens of thousands of ultra-nationalists participating in Thursday's inflammatory "Flag March" in occupied East Jerusalem, an event at which police and demonstrators attacked Palestinians and journalists while chanting slogans including "death to Arabs" and "your village will be burned."

      Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and Transport Minister Miri Regev were among the Israeli officials who took part in the annual march, which celebrates Israel's conquest and illegal occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967.

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      75 Years After Nakba, Palestinians Hail 'Historic' UN Commemoration

      "This is an occasion to highlight that the noble goals of justice and peace require recognizing the reality and history of the Palestinian people's plight and ensuring the fulfillment of their inalienable rights," explained UNISPAL.

      Brett Wilkins
      May 15, 2023

      For the first time ever, the United Nations on Monday officially commemorated the Nakba, or "catastrophe," when more than 750,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homeland during a sweeping Zionist ethnic cleansing campaign in service of the establishment of the modern state of Israel 75 years ago.

      Events scheduled for Monday include a morning conference at U.N. headquarters in New York City held by the U.N. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, as well as a special evening commemoration in the General Assembly Hall.

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