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Palestinians Face Mass Deportations, Jailings under New Israeli Order

HeadlineApr 12, 2010

The Israeli military is enacting a new order this week that could lead to the expulsion or imprisonment of tens of thousands of Palestinians on the occupied West Bank. Under the order, any Palestinian or foreigner in the West Bank without Israeli-issued ID could be deported or jailed for up to seven years. Palestinians from Gaza or foreign-born spouses of Palestinians are expected to be among the first targets if the order is enforced. In a statement, a coalition of ten Israeli human rights groups, including B’Tselem and Rabbis for Human Rights, called for the policy to be revoked, saying, “The orders…are worded so broadly such as theoretically allowing the military to empty the West Bank of almost all its Palestinian inhabitants.”

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