“Israeli” Demolitions More Than Double Since 2010
"Israel" has displaced 149 children through housing demolitions in the West Bank so far in 2011, stated the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees. The figures show a severe increase on numbers displaced and housing units demolished for the same period in 2010.
333 Palestinians were displaced from January to April as a result of the destruction of 78 residential units in 2011. The figures show a more than doubling of "Israeli" housing demolitions since the same period last year when 142 Palestinians were forcibly displaced.
The UN has urged "Israel" to halt the demolition of Palestinian homes. Chris Gunness, UNRWA spokesman, told Maan news agency that women and children live under the constant threat of harassment, eviction and disruption of their lives.
EU commissioner Kristalina Georgieva echoed the UN statements on the issue, saying that Israel must be respect its obligations under international law.
For Palestinian activists the figures confirm the greater picture of ethnic cleansing of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The UN figures come after the revelation that "Israel" secretly cancelled the residency status of 140,000 Palestinians abroad during the period of 1967 to 1994 and refused to allow them back into the country.
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