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09/03/2010

Israel, accused of ethnic cleansing.




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By Uwe Paschen.
Is Israel conducting ethnic cleansing? Or even following the Fascist model of  the 1930th? Those are some off the questions many ask throughout the blogosphere. This not only by those of Islamic or Christian faith, even some strong Jewish advocates are now coming to the forefront after Israel’s latest wave of annexations and crack downs on demonstrators that the Israeli police put down, arresting Israeli peace activist, Pro-Palestinian foreigners as well as Palestinian peace activist and demonstrators.
This latest demonstration is the largest Israeli-Palestinian demonstration lead by all three-faith groups against the Israeli politics of expropriation and annexation of Palestinian homes and land.
The Israeli police had done their best to forbade this latest demonstration, however, the supreme court ruled in an appeal that it was allowed to take place, still being meet by the largest Israeli police contingent that has ever watched over any demonstration according to AFP.
Slogans could be heard such as “No to ethnic cleansing” …
The peace movement did also point out some of the UN resolutions that Israel defies to this day, such as that Palestinian Refugees have the right to return to their homes in Israel.
General Assembly Resolution 194, Dec. 11, 1948, Israel's occupation of Palestine is Illegal.
Security Council Resolution 242, Nov. 22, 1967, Israel's settlements in Palestine are Illegal.
Security Council Resolution 446, March 22, 1979, or Palestinian have the right to Self-Determination.
Dr. Norman Finkelstein, stated that it is a paradox that the best thing that ever happened to Germany was Nazism and its defeat leading it to one of the most moraly decent societies in existence today... it is also the worth thing that ever happened to its victims... Where as Israel seems to be in total denial and those supporting Israel curent politics today are supporting its distruction...
The question remaining on most minds in the Middle-East today may be whether or not a peaceful solution is still feasible, especially in light of the current politics conducted by the Israeli government, which seems to prevail and remain unchanged in spite of countless UN resolutions condemning it.
 (The fith Link in this post does not lead to the previous news in question why I give the link here below again.)
   

Israeli Forces Clash with Palestinians at Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque



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Al-Aqsa Mosque in Danger
Israel forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosquetoday clashing with Palestinian youth in Friday prayer. AFP reports injured on both sides in a battle that is still underway.
March 5th 2010 Israeli-Palestinian fighting is likely a result of Israel’s latest attempt to annex more of East-Jerusalem and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to include two more sites in the occupied West  Bank on a list of Israeli heritage sites.
Israel defied the U.S. government urges to stop the settlement expansion and instead it has annexed further territories, especially in Jerusalem. 
Official Israeli police sources blame the Palestinians who disrupted Jews praying at theWestern Wall and threw stones. Palestinian sources dispute those allegations, saying that the Israeli government provoked Muslims and instigated the latest unrest.
Jewish and Islami Holy Sites in Jerusalem
The Al-Aqsa mosque compound is Islam's third holiest site, after Mecca and Medina. Muslims refer to it as the Al-Haram Al-Sharif and believe it to be the place where the Prophet Mohammed made a night journey to heaven on horseback.
The Al-Aqsa mosque is below Temple Mount, the holiest site in the world for Jews, who believe it was the location of the Second Temple, torched by the Romans in 70 AD.
This last incident comes after days of clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron over an Israeli plan to renovate the Tomb of the Patriarchs there, another ancient site revered by Jews and Muslims and announced by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for annex. 
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