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Article: MIDEAST: ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS GRIP ON EAST JERUSALEM.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- September 9, 2008
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By Mel Frykberg
EAST JERUSALEM, Sep. 9, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- In an attempt to solidify its claim to Palestinian East Jerusalem, the Israeli government is enforcing a number of policies aimed at limiting the number of Palestinian residents in the city.
To make any future division of Jerusalem almost impossible, the Israeli authorities are applying a combination of strategies including limiting family reunification permits, redrawing Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, enlarging Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem and establishing new illegal ones.
Under international law, the Green Line divides Jewish West Jerusalem from Palestinian East Jerusalem. ...