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Article: MIDEAST: ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS GRIP ON EAST JERUSALEM
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- September 9, 2008
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Mel Frykberg
Inter Press Service English News Wire
09-09-2008
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. ...