From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Charlotte Silver was published by EI on January 15, 2016.
“Why should Palestinians in Jerusalem be loyal to their occupiers?”
A new bill to be introduced in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, next week would permit the cancellation of a person’s permanent residency on grounds of “disloyalty” to Israel.
Last October, the prime minister’s office announced that the government had decided to revoke the residency of “terrorists,” a policy that would almost exclusively affect Palestinians living under military occupation in East Jerusalem.
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