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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Left-wing MK challenged on ‘ethnic cleansing’ claim
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJoint (Arab) List MK Dov Khenin is asked whether he stands by his claim that Israel is perpetrating “ethnic cleansing” of the Palestinians.
In an interview with Sky News last week, Khenin said house demolitions in the West Bank of illegally built structures were “ethnic cleansing in a very sophisticated way,” intended so Israelis could settle those areas in the future.
Speaking to Army Radio on Tuesday, Khenin reiterates reiterates allegations of Israel’s mistreatment of Jordan Valley Bedouins, but dodges questions on his use of the term “ethnic cleansing.”
“As a Jew and an Israeli, I cannot stand idly by in the face of the difficult scenes of the lives of the families and children in the Jordan Valley,” he says.
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