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A highly controversial bill has been passed by a narrow margin in the Israeli Knesset which will lead to the second largest ethnic cleansing of Arab Bedouins since 1948. The bill, which was recommended in 2011, is called the Prawer Plan Law. It includes the expropriation of 80000 hectares of Arab land in the Negev Desert and grants the Israeli Authorities strict enforcement mechanisms, such as implementing forced evictions and home demolitions without judicial outcomes. Any complaints will be left to the authority of the Israeli Prime-minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who gave full support to the bill as part of his policy to expand Israeli settlements in the area.

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Press TV has conducted an interview with Joe Catron, International Solidarity Movement member, Gaza about the issue of women in Gaza who are protesting against Israel\'s \'land grab\' plan to expel tens of thousands of Bedouins from their lands of the Negev Desert. The Bedouins accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing.

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The Palestinian Exile - also known as Al Nakba - Arabic for - The Catastrophe- -refers to the ethnic cleansing of native Palestinian peoples all during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. From December 1947 until November 1948 Zionist forces - namely the Irgun - Lehi - Haganah terrorist gangs - expelled approximately 750 000 indigenous Palestinians --almost two third of the population--from their homes. Hundreds of Palestinians were also murdered for refusing to leave their homes. The most notable massacre is the Deir Yassin Massacre in which an estimated 120 Palestinian civilians were brutally murdered by an Irgun-Lehi force. Other massacres include the ones at Sahila - 70-80 killed - Lod - 250 killed- and Abu Shusha - 70 killed -. About 40 other massacres were carried out by Zionist forces in just the summer of 1948. Not only did Zionist forces conduct massacres of Palestinian civilians - rape occured as well. According to Israeli historian Benny Morris - In Acre four soldiers raped a girl and murdered her and her father. In Jaffa soldiers of the Kiryati Brigade raped one girl and tried to rape several more. At Hunin which is in the Galilee two girls were raped and then murdered. There were one or two cases of rape at Tantura south of Haifa. There was one case of rape at Qula in the center of the country. At the village of Abu Shusha near Kibbutz Gezer - in the Ramle area - there were four female prisoners - one of whom was raped a number of times. And there were other cases. Usually more than one soldier was involved. Usually there were one or two Palestinian girls. In a large proportion of the cases the event ended with murder. Because neither the victims nor the rapists liked to report these events- we have to assume that the dozen cases of rape that were reported- which I found are not the whole story. They are just the tip of the iceberg.- during Al Nakba - Palestinians were murdered raped and ethnically cleansed from their villages. According to Israeli historian Ilan Pappe - In a matter of seven months 531 villages were destroyed and 11 urban neighborhoods emptied.- Palestinians were forced into were forced out of Palestine and into neighboring countries - i.e. Lebanon Syria and Jordan - where they lived in refugee camps. Many were also sent to camps in West Bank and Gaza Strip. Most Palestinian towns were demolished and taken by the newly established Israeli government to make room for new Jewish immigrants. Old Palestinian infrastructures as well as many ruins dating back from the Canaanites Romans Greeks Crusaders Arabs and Ottoman Turks were completely destroyed. This signified the end of historical Palestine and the birth of modern-day Israel. Al Nakba marked the beginning of the Palestinian refugee crisis. Al Nakba destroyed a thriving and diverse Palestinian society and scattered them into diaspora. According to the UNRWA - the number of registered Palestinian refugees today is approximately 4.5 million. These refugees are dispersed throughout the world - many of which are still living in poverty-stricken refugee camps. Today the situation keeps worsening and thousands die from malnutrition - contaminated water - or scarce medical supply. Israel has since refused to allow Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and has refused to pay them compensation as required by UN Resolution 194 which was passed on December 11 1948. Historically the Israeli government Israeli schools and Israeli historians have denied that Al Nakba has occured. However The New Historians - a loosely-defined group of Israeli historians - have recently published information recognizing the Al Nakba tragedy and controversial views of matters concerning Israel - particularly events concerning its birth in 1948. Much of their material comes from recently declassified Israeli government papers. Leading scholars in this school include Benny Morris - Ilan Pappe - Avi Shlaim - and Tom Segev. Many of their conclusions have been attacked by other scholars and Israeli historians - who continue deny Al Nakba even occured.

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video describes in pictures and words the shocking details of Israels deliberate ravaging of Palestinian life and society in Gaza Its purpose is to call attention to the plight of a people under siege which so far has been chillingly ignored by governments and the world media unwilling to call Israel to account for its criminal execution of the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians from their own land The video was created by Sonja Karkar for Australians for Palestine on 9 December 2008 using images captured by various courageous photographers on the ground in Gaza and the haunting sounds of Sada Echo composed and played on the oud by Ahmad Al Khatib

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The Mayor of Jerusalem has authorized the demolition of more Palestinian homes in Eastern Jerusalem that it considers "illegal". He has slated 20,000 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem for demolition on account of them being considered by him as "illegal".

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Historian Ilan Pappe of Exeter University discusses the people and ideology behind the crimes of the war of 1948, which he describes as the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. This speech was given at the Al-Awda Convention in 2008.

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The Zionist Story, an independent film by Ronen Berelovich, is the story of ethnic cleansing, colonialism and apartheid to produce a demographically Jewish State. Ronen successfully combines archival footage with commentary from himself and others such as Ilan Pappe, Terry Boullata, Alan Hart and Jeff Halper. "I have recently finished an independent documentary, The Zionist Story, in which I aim to present not just the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, but also the core reason for it: the Zionist ideology, its goals (past and present) and its firm grip not only on Israeli society, but also, increasingly, on the perception of Middle East issues in Western democracies. These concepts have already been demonstrated in the excellent 'Occupation 101′ documentary made by Abdallah Omeish and Sufyan Omeish, but in my documentary I approach the subject from the perspective of an Israeli, ex-reserve soldier and someone who has spent his entire life in the shadow of Zionism. I hope you can find a moment to watch The Zionist Story and, if you like it, please feel free to share it with others. (As both the documentary and the archived footage used are for educational purposes only, the film can be freely distributed). I have made this documentary entirely by myself, with virtually no budget, although doing my best to achieve high professional standard, and I hope that this 'home-spun' production will be of interest to viewers." - Ronen Berelovich. Re-Uploaded from Dobronironechka's youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Dobronironechka

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[20 May 2012] 64th anniversary of Nakba Day - Remember Palestine - English 15th of May will see Palestinians commemorate the 64th anniversary of Nakba Day; where over 750,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed and 400 Palestinian villages destroyed to form the illegal State of Israel. The same day where Palestinians will be mourning their dead, Israeli's will celebrate their Independence Day- the formation of occupied territories that were created by force and aggression to form a land with Jewish majority. Sixty-four years have passed however; Palestine is still under the illegitimate occupation of the Israelis and their supporters- Palestinians are still faced with Zionist hostilities, daily torment and anguish. The Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) isn't over - for the Palestinians the ethnic cleansing never ended. The refugees are still barred from their homeland; Palestinians are being forced from their land to make way for Israeli settlements, and the Israeli administration have even stated that they don't want Palestinians to exceed 30% of the population of Jerusalem.

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[14 July 2012] Suu Kyi silent on Muslims cleansing in Myanmar - English A program against a population of Muslims called the Rohingyas began in June, which has been called an ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population. Why hasn't this received more international coverage? Certainly, Myanmar has become an example of democracy as deemed recently by the United States, the European Union and Canada. In this news analysis examines why the Rohingya Muslims, as they are called, are facing this fate, as Myanmar's President Thein Sein says Rohingya Muslims must be expelled from the country and sent to refugee camps run by the United Nations, who have in turn, refused them.

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[20 July 2012] Myanmar rights tragedy like Palestine Allen Roland - English An analyst says the sanctioned ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority in Myanmar by the country's government is akin to the human rights abuses carried out by Israel toward the Palestinians. Interview with Allen Roland, online columnist, California. ‎

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[05 Aug 2012] Pakistanis protest against killing of Muslims in Myanmar - English In Pakistan people have staged a protest against the killings of Muslims by majority Buddhist population in the ongoing Myanmar ethnic cleansing. Led by leaders of the country's religious parties, the protestors held placards and banners with words against Myanmar government and slogans against the large scale killing of Muslims in Myanmar.

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After a thousand years of Bedouins living in the Negev Desert, Israel is threatening to expel 70 thousand Bedouins. If this plan by Israel is carried out, Tel Aviv will demolish 40 Palestinians villages, confiscate the Bedouin\'s land and rebuild settlements. How is it that Tel Aviv can displace a people, destroy and confiscate their land and still think that it has every right to do so?

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Imam Husayn (A) is the Imam of all the truth-seekers, justice-seekers, and freedom-seekers of the world. Imam Husayn (A) is above the religious divisions, he is above the sectarian divisions, he is above the ethnic divisions, he is above the linguistic divisions, he is above the regional divisions. Imam Husayn (A) unites the humanity; Imam Husayn (A) unites the oppressed; Imam Husayn (A) unites the righteous; Imam Husayn (A) unites the believers; Imam Husayn (A) unites us all.

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Italian member of European parliament in European parliament Rita Borsellino: I express my personal sympathy to the people of Hazara ethnicity, victim of a massacre that is taking place while the world witnessing the indifference and silence. Before the numbers of killings of these people and the inAertia of governments to stop this genocide forgotten, it is necessary for the immediate intervention of the European Community and the UN because it would put an end to this perpetual violation of human rights against the Hazaras in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The record gives us continuously executed by the Taliban against those considered infidels because of religious Shiite. All this must be stopped before it turns into another Holocaust. Many Afghan refugees living in Italy are ethnic Hazaras, and both will be Saturday, Oct. 1 in the square in Rome to say no to genocide, I will be with them virtually to support their demands and to insist on an intervention by the bodies of international community can not wait any longer. " More than 500 people are ethnic Hazaras killed in Pakistan in recent months. The members of the Pakistani Taliban terrorist group "Lashkar-e-Jhangvi" claimed responsibility for killing each claiming that the massacre did not end until the last "infidel" will not be exterminated. On Tuesday, the Taliban stopped a bus and sent down after the 26 passengers killed them on the spot in a grim summary execution. After this latest massacre of ethnic Hazaras people around the world has decided to launch October 1 ˚ for a demonstration to protest against this genocide and against the indifference and silence of the international community. The main cities where protests are taking place in Oslo - Norway, Melbourne - Australia, Sydney - Australia, London - England, United States, Karachi - Pakistan, Islamabad - Pakistan Toronto - Canada, Rome. The Hazaras, like the Jews during the Second World War, have suffered mass killings in different historical periods, so now you can find in every corner of the world to seek asylum and protection due to their systematic genocide. Many Afghan refugees residing in Italy are ethnic Hazaras, they too are meeting in Rome on October 1 in Republic Square (in front of UN headquarters) to say stop the massacre that is taking place and ask to ' UN and EU to intervene to stop the "VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS" and "systematic genocide" of the Hazaras in Pakistan and Afghanistan,