Editorial
Israel is celebrating these days what it calls the "unification of
Jerusalem" and what the Palestinians call the occupation and
unilateral annexation of Arab Jerusalem by Israel. Call it what you
will; the facts on the ground show that, despite 40 years of
Israeli occupation, the city is still divided. Palestinians and
Israelis exist as two separate societies in the city. The gap is
widening - socially, economically and in all other aspects of life.
No one from one side of the city feels secure and relaxed on the
other side.
The Palestinians are subjected to discrimination by different
Israeli authorities. The policy of the Israeli Ministry of the
Interior is to limit by all possible means the Palestinian
population's right to obtain Jerusalem residency permits. The
objective is to prevent the growth of the Arab population and to
force them to leave the city. The Palestinians call this policy
ethnic cleansing. The Municipality is using all possible methods to
cease granting buildi
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