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Titolo: Abbas accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing

Abbas accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
Palestinian Leader Accuses Israel of "Ethnic Cleansing" Campaign in
Jerusalem
HEIDI VOGT
AP News
Mar 13, 2008 14:37 EST
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of implementing
policies he claimed were part of an "ethnic cleansing" campaign in the
Palestinian areas of Jerusalem.
Speaking at a summit of Islamic countries in the Senegalese capital Dakar,
Abbas said Israel had carried out policies designed to force Palestinians
out of the city.
"Our people in Jerusalem are under an ethnic cleansing campaign," Abbas
said in a speech. "They are suffering from a series of decisions like tax
hikes and construction prohibitions."
Abbas said Palestinians "are facing a campaign of annihilation" by the
Israeli state.
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said that
"we would not use that term to describe the situation. I think it's
probably an example of some overheated political rhetoric."
"We would urge both sides, both the Israelis and the Palestinians, to keep
their focus on the political process," McCormack said.
At the summit of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference, the
world's largest Muslim organization, Abbas appealed to Muslim leaders for
support during a difficult junction in the Mideast peace process.
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, who is chairing the OCI, condemned
Israeli attacks but also called for unity among feuding Palestinian
factions.
U.S.-backed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have been
strained by a recent surge in fighting. On Thursday, the militant Islamic
Jihad group in Gaza fired dozen of rockets at southern Israel after
Israeli undercover forces killed one of its West Bank leaders.
Abbas said Palestinians expect Israel to meet "commitments to put an end
to its aggressions and settlements expansion ... Yet what is taking place
on the ground today is totally in violation of that."
Palestinians are split between the moderate government led by Abbas in the
West Bank and the militant Hamas group that has ruled Gaza since seizing
the coastal strip by force last year.
"I should like to tell our brothers and sisters of Palestine that your
unity is the first priority of success ... Please unite," Wade said. He
also called Israel "an occupying power" and urged its government to
"immediately stop its disproportionate use of force."
The Middle East has long been a core issue for the conference, which was
founded in 1969 in response to an arson attack on the al-Aqsa mosque in
Jerusalem. The group aims to promote Islamic unity and serve as a voice
for the Muslim world.
Some 40 heads of state were attending the conference including Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
A draft declaration to be adopted by the leaders "backs Palestine, and
condemns Israel for what it is doing in Gaza," Palestinian Foreign
Minister Riad Malki said.
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Abbas accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
Nessuno ti ha detto che se potesse il signor Abbas cancellerebbe
Israele dalla faccia della Terra e ne sterminerebbe tutti gli
abitanti? Genocidio? Nooo!!!

 abitanti?
dove l'hai letta questa stronzata?