Thursday, December 3, 2009
The dispossession continues
Jewish families staking claim to houses already lived in by Palestinians is all too familiar in occupied East Jerusalem.
There is quite literally a battle underway for the identity of East Jerusalem. House by house, family by family, the settlers are trying to dispossess the Palestinians and replace them with Jews.
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<p><span style="">In a letter to Obama, Sheikh Jarrah resident Maher Hannoun said:</span>
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<p><span style=""> “After 37 years of suffering for the right to stay at our home, we now have a candle at the end of the tunnel. You are our candle, you are our hope. We believe in your vision and your honesty, and we ask you to support us in our time of need. Our future depends on your support.” </span>
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<p><span style=""><span style="color: #800080;">http://www.standupforjerusalem.org/index.php?action=list_articles&id=6</span></span>
But of course Obama was unwilling to pressure Israel to stop flouting international law and Maher Hannoun's final cries for help fell on deaf ears.
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<span style="">"more than 500 armed police smashed our windows, barged into our house and threw us out. Immediately after we were forced out, extremist settlers took over and occupied our home. They are still there now. My wife, children and I have spent the past seven days and nights in the streets, and there is no end for us in sight."</span><span style=""> </span>
These bastards need to have their asses kicked. Note that they are aided by the so-called "judicial system," showing the complete complicity of the courts
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