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In July 1980, it annexed the entire city. In August 1980, Security Council Resolution 478 followed. It declared Israel's Jerusalem Law null and void with no legal validity. Israel ignored it like dozens of other UN resolutions and all international human rights laws.
Since 1967, Israel tried to create a demographic/geographic reality on the ground to entirely Judaize the city. As a result, Jews systematically displace Palestinians.
Moreover, Israel physically isolated East Jerusalem from other West Bank areas, including by its Separation Wall. Other lawless practices include land expropriation, home demolitions, dispossessions, denying Palestinians basic rights, and doing whatever it takes to remove them.
Under international law, East Jerusalem is occupied. Annexing it was illegal. Palestinians rightfully claim it as their capital. Israel pays no heed by violating their rights systematically.
December 2011 Settler Violence
On December 3, settlers endangered Palestinian women in a taxi near Gilad Farm settlement outpost. They threw stones. No one was hurt. The driver complained to nearby soldiers. No intervention followed.
On December 7, settlers tried to torch a Brukin village mosque. They also sprayed Hebrew slogans on walls. In addition, cars and a tractor were set ablaze. Police said they'd investigate. Don't bet on it.
On December 12, settlers attacked Asira al-Qibliya village near Nablus. They threw stones and broke windows. They also smashed a cab window and doused it with petrol. Soldiers were late arriving. Instead of pursuing settler perpetrators, they assaulted Palestinians outside their homes with stun grenades.
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