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Originally Posted by Envitro
OK, I can tell you why the court decided to evict those families.
Because they were living there for free for decades, even though it was owned by Jewish families since the 1800's. Jordan has provided records for the court proving the case of Jewish ownership of the houses in question, and the Israeli court gave the Palestinian occupants an opportunity to stay and pay rent, and they outright refused to. So they ordered an eviction.
If this happened in Calgary (obviously not the same kind of acrimonious history here), would you start a war over families being evicted from houses that they don't own and refuse to pay rent on??
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This is an oversimplication, as it is important to note that these Palestinians living there were displaced in 1948, are not afforded the legal right to claim their pre-1948 property in Israel, and this law only applies because Israel annexed this area which is not legally recognised internationally.
This would be entirely different if these people were afforded the same legal opportunity to present claims of ownership for their previous homes, but this is an opportunity afforded only to Israelis. That’s why it’s an issue. They should be have the same rights.