West Bank & Jerusalem
Occupation creates hostile environment to displace Palestinians from Jerusalem, expert says
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Fakhri Abu Diab, a Jerusalem affairs specialist, told Shehab Wire that current Israeli operations against Palestinians in Jerusalem and surrounding areas amount to "collective punishment." Abu Diab said the occupation authority is using the campaign to engineer displacement and Judaization in northern Jerusalem and the Qalandia area, transforming these zones into theaters for demographic change.
The specialist argued that the operations are designed to manufacture conditions that push Palestinians to leave. Abu Diab framed the military and administrative pressure as part of a broader strategy to alter the demographic and political character of Jerusalem's periphery, with authorities targeting civilian populations through sustained enforcement actions aimed at forcing emigration.
