Israel evacuates hundreds of Palestinians to conduct army training [View all]

Source: Ma'an News Agency

Hundreds of Palestinians are being evacuated from the northern Jordan Valley to make way for an Israeli military training exercise, local officials told Ma'an.

Villagers received orders this week from the Israeli army to leave their homes for the duration of the exercise, which begins on Sunday.

Daraghmeh said some families would be permitted to return after a two-day exercise, while others were told to leave their homes permanently.

He said several Israeli departments were working together to pressure Palestinians to leave the Jordan Valley in order to build Jewish settlements and military bases.

Read more: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=535050

This is ethnic cleansing at work, on land that Israel has no right to be in. This is news, but unfortunately it happens below the US radar, and by the country that receives far more support from the US than any other.

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Israel evacuates hundreds of Palestinians to conduct army training [View all]	cpwm17	Nov 2012	OP
Question	atreides1	Nov 2012	#1
That's a good question	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#2
Bibi won't be happy...	Brooklyn Dame	Nov 2012	#3
Cue up the march of the apoligists to say nothing is wrong with this.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Nov 2012	#5
this thread has been up for several hours now..	frylock	Nov 2012	#6
I'm dead surprised not to see the usual flurry of	Hydra	Nov 2012	#7
+1	snagglepuss	Nov 2012	#10
ma'an is not a reliable news site.	Mosby	Nov 2012	#12
It is a reliable source. I'm not sure where you get the idea it isn't...	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#14
two other outlets I found that are reprinting the ma'an article	Mosby	Nov 2012	#17
And how does that show that Ma'an isn't a reliable source?	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#18
I'm playing the odds	Mosby	Nov 2012	#27
You can claim that Israel is the victim of bad press	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#28
So there's absolutely nothing at all in that article that is suspect. Okay...	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#33
I don't feel like going over every word in the article	Mosby	Nov 2012	#35
Clearly Israel bulldozes Palestinian homes to terrorize them	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#36
That would be because there's nothing setting off suspicion in the artlcle...	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#44
The article is very suspcious	oberliner	Nov 2012	#65
It doesn't say what Mosby wants it to say, so = unreliable	Scootaloo	Nov 2012	#51
Apartheid entity ?	King_David	Nov 2012	#42
Apologizing for Israel's lack of ethics in some matters is all the rage for some...	R. Daneel Olivaw	Nov 2012	#49
The Likud party are terrorists	HankyDub	Nov 2012	#4
Ethnic cleansing is right.	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#8
My sentiments exactly.	snagglepuss	Nov 2012	#9
and just where are they supposed to go?	Ghost of Tom Joad	Nov 2012	#11
Indefensible if true. Anyone have a different source? Maan isn't a great source	riderinthestorm	Nov 2012	#13
The source is fine. It's every bit as good as Ha'aretz...	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#15
This is consistent with Israel's long term strategy	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#22
Thank you for posting! I try to post this picture on DU as much as possible.	Puregonzo1188	Nov 2012	#74
I've posted this a few times in the past	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#77
At least they are giving them a chance to leave rather than just bombing the area	Freddie Stubbs	Nov 2012	#16
Yes.	ForgoTheConsequence	Nov 2012	#19
And free air to breath	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#23
They have it pretty good, actually	Freddie Stubbs	Nov 2012	#40
I'm familiar with your type of racist thinking	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#76
You forgot the sarcasm tag on that one n/t	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#45
May Netanyahu rot in the worst kind of hell.	loudsue	Nov 2012	#20
Must have been too many for the Israeli army to kill or kidnap...	bunnies	Nov 2012	#21
More ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#24
Judaism is bigoted against other religions?	Mosby	Nov 2012	#26
A lot of religions are bigoted against other religions, including Judaism and Christianity	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#29
thinking vs doing	Mosby	Nov 2012	#31
Don't pull the anti-Semitic card on me	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#32
Nope its just anti-Zionist,	King_David	Nov 2012	#41
People can be opposed to Israel evicting Palestinians without being anti-Zionist...	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#46
Bookmarked for later reading.....	Deuce	Nov 2012	#25
This directly puts the US at risk.	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#30
Our support for Israel was one of several motivating factors for the 9-11 attacks	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#37
You are stating the obvious. Everyone knows this.	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#38
Unfortunately, a lot of people deny the obvious	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#39
"Many Americans have no clue about Israel's Apartheid "	King_David	Nov 2012	#47
no....most who know the facts see Israel the same way they saw South Africa	fascisthunter	Nov 2012	#60
Says you ... Most Americans disagree .	King_David	Nov 2012	#61
They said most who know the facts, not most Americans...	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#64
Agreed nt	King_David	Nov 2012	#66
with your help in spinning shit	fascisthunter	Nov 2012	#68
You mad at someone?	King_David	Nov 2012	#69
you took it to a personal level	fascisthunter	Nov 2012	#72
Most Americans know little about the conflict	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#71
Re: Our support for Israel ...	mallard	Nov 2012	#43
Israel was not directly responsible for 9-11	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#59
Yes Israel is responsible for	King_David	Nov 2012	#48
Your sarcasm doesn't effect the truth.	mallard	Nov 2012	#50
How was Israel was the chief beneficiary of the event?	Behind the Aegis	Nov 2012	#52
This post was hidden by jury decision.	mallard	Nov 2012	#55
You are completely wrong about your conspiracy	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#58
A large percentage of "antiZionists" or	King_David	Nov 2012	#62
I have noticed that there are quite a few anti-authoritarian types that fall for that conspiracy BS	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#63
Please elaborate ,	King_David	Nov 2012	#54
I'm glad to see this thread is still up in LBN.	arikara	Nov 2012	#34
Another source for this story	magellan	Nov 2012	#53
Thanks for the link.	Ash_F	Nov 2012	#56
Wow! It's not an invasion, it's an "evacuation"	Bad_Ronald	Nov 2012	#57
Am I the only one who sees the	HeiressofBickworth	Nov 2012	#67
Blaming both sides when clearly one side is responsible for this mess is unfair	cpwm17	Nov 2012	#70
All folks have to do is look at a map	fascisthunter	Nov 2012	#73
Israel has been displacing Palestinians for a long time	Agony	Nov 2012	#75
Gee...what could go wrong?	Marrah_G	Nov 2012	#78