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Two weeks ago, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, expressed deep concern in a letter to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
Six months ago, she visited Israel, met Barak and General Eitan Dangot. At the time, he said:
"We're dealing with preliminary work. No one is being evacuated at this stage and there is no Israeli conspiracy or plot. Israel is a state of proper conduct, and when we have plans we will not conceal them from anyone and update the international bodies."
He lied like Israeli officials always do. Plans include Judaizing East Jerusalem entirely. Palestinians will be displaced even though they're citizens and hold city IDs. However, they're revokable for anyone living outside city boundaries long enough or assuming another citizenship, even temporarily.
Preventing a Two State Solution
In mid-December, a new border crossing opened in East Jerusalem's Shoafat neighborhood. Days later, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said Palestinians with Israeli ID cards should relinquish their residency rights.
In addition, work is underway on separate Israeli and Palestinian roads between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumin. At issue is separating Palestinians from Israelis to facilitate building Mevasseret Adumim. The new road system will connect Ma'aleh Adumim to Jerusalem.
Shoafat and other Jerusalem area crossings serve 70,000 Palestinians with Israeli IDs. Israel's Separation Wall cuts them off from the city. Barkat wants them displaced, saying:
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