UNRWA: Clear link between settlement expansion and home demolitions

Israeli soldiers and bulldozers surround Samir Younis' home in the West Bank
village of Azzun Atma near Qalqiliya on January 11, 2011.

JERUSALEM (Ma‘an) 2 Aug -- The link between Israel's settlement expansion in the West Bank and the displacement of Palestinians from their homes is now "abundantly clear," UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness said Tuesday. "Many displacements are taking place where settlements are expanding and with it we are seeing an upturn in vicious attacks by Jewish settlers. Palestinians are being thrown off their ancestral lands to make way for settlers," Gunness told Ma‘an. Figures released Tuesday by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees showed a sharp rise in demolitions of Palestinian homes and livelihood structures by Israeli authorities in the West Bank.
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