Nir Hasson (Haaretz)
By Nir Hasson (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Settlers Threaten To Forcibly Remove Palestinians From Silwan
Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem on Wednesday threatened to forcibly evict four Palestinian families they claim are living on property belonging to Jews in the neighborhood of Silwan. The settlers said they would hire private security firms to implement the evictions if the four families, which include 40 individuals, do not leave by July 4….
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Fast Forward Bibi to Biden: We Did Not Seek To Embarrass You Over Settlement Issue
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to alleviate new tensions with the United States on Tuesday, after an announcement that Israel will build 1,600 new homes in an ultra-Orthodox East Jerusalem neighborhood drew strong condemnation from the White House, and visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. The prime minister reportedly promised Biden “No one was seeking…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Official: Areas East of Security Barrier Not Part of City
Yakir Segev, who holds the East Jerusalem portfolio in the Jerusalem municipality, made an uncharacteristic remark on Friday, declaring that the Palestinian neighborhood east of the separation fence were “no longer part of the city.” Some 50,000 Palestinians, identification card holding residents of Jerusalem, live outside the separation fence. Most of them reside in the…
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