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Hebron turned into ‘ghost town’
By: Ahmed Hammadi
WEST BANK: The Israeli government is forcing Palestinians from
their homes and businesses in the West Bank city of Hebron, turning it
into a "ghost town".
In a report, two Israeli human rights groups - B'Tselem and the
Association for Civil Rights in Israel - said 1,014 (41.9 per cent) of
Palestinian homes near Jewish settlements in the city centre were
empty.
The groups blamed the exodus from Hebron on Israel's policy of
"separation based on national-ethnic origin".
659 homes in the centre of Hebron had been vacated since the beginning
of the second Palestinian intifada in September 2000.
Palestinian businesses were also suffering, the groups said, with 76.6
per cent in the centre of Hebron closed, 62.4 of them since September
2000.
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