Israel strips thousands of Palestinian Jerusalemites of their residency

Jerusalem 'ethnic cleansing':

"Al-Jazeera | Press TV 091202
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- Israel stripped Palestinians of Jerusalem residency status last year at a faster rate than at any time in the history of the Jewish state, an Israeli rights group said on Wednesday, citing official Israeli statistics. Statistics obtained from the ministry of interior under a Freedom of Information Act request show 4577 residents of East Jerusalem had their residence revoked in 2008, which was greater than half the total revoked in the past 40 years. The UN, the US and the EU have criticised Israel's policies in Jerusalem, which include the eviction of Palestinians from homes whose ownership they cannot prove, demolition of housing built without Israeli permits, and expansion of settlements on land occupied since the 1967 war. -JT-"



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