Palestinians in Israel protest against home destruction

[Jefferson23]

Monday, 25 May 2015 11:56


File photo of houses destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Palestinians in Negev, southern Israel, have decided to escalate popular activities, including protests against Israeli policy of home destruction, Quds Press reported on Sunday.

In a statement, the Supreme Guiding Committee for Arabs stressed on their support for the residents in the villages of Attir and Um-Al-Hairan, which have been warned to be destroyed by the Israeli occupation.

The statement called for taking all needed measures in order to undermine the threat of eradicating the said two Palestinian villages.

According to the statement, the committee announced a plan to organise a rally on 11 June in front of the Israeli government offices in Negev protesting against the Israeli policy of home destruction.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/18816-palestinians-in-israel-protest-against-home-destruction

[Scootaloo]

1. Remember, the people of these villages are ISRAELIS

The Israelis in these towns are having their homes destroyed, and they are being shipped off to an overpopulated, under-supported town called Hura.

One the land thus cleared will be established the Jewish-only villages of Wadi Attir and Hiran.

[Jefferson23]

2. Yes, but you're not suppose to notice that or some damn bullshit about it. n/t

[frankmlaw12]

3. Would you be willing to share your sources?

I would like to read more about this.

[azurnoir]

8. Here this can be shared

http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/1.655145

oh and welcome to DU

[oberliner]

4. Then why does the headline call them "Palestinians in Israel" ?

That seems a little odd.

Edit to add: Also they are called Palestinians and not Israelis throughout the whole article, and the towns in question are referred to as Palestinian towns, not Israeli towns.

[oberliner]

5. Palestinians or Israelis?

The nomenclature used in this piece is very telling.

[geek tragedy]

6. They are Israeli citizens, but Israel doesn't recognize "Israeli"

as a nationality--one is either a Jew or Druse or Arab etc.

Would you say that is 'telling' about Israel's legal system?

[oberliner]

9. The article calls them Palestinians

Not Jew, Druze, or Arab, etc.

[azurnoir]

7. Telling of what exactly? but here is another link hope it 'clarifies' for you

http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/1.655145

[oberliner]

10. That the author of the piece doesn't consider them to be Israelis?

The villages are called "Palestinian villages" in the article, even though they are in Israel.

[azurnoir]

11. so there was no confusian on your part as to the citizenship of the people?

[oberliner]

12. I found the nomenclature of the article to be very telling

The author chose to refer to the people in question as Palestinians and the village as a Palestinian village. I would think a Palestinian village would be a village that is in the West Bank or Gaza, no?

[Donald Ian Rankin]

13. A Palestinian village is a village occupied by Palestinians

In exactly the same way that you one might refer to a Sioux village in the USA.

Just because some Palestinians have been granted Israeli citizenship does not erase their identity.

[Mosby]

14. the photo shows that this is obvious propoganda

[Jefferson23]

15. The photo states: File photo of houses destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

What is wrong, you believe when a home is demolished without bombs it's less
messy looking?