UN warns of “ethnic cleansing” as 36,000 Palestinians displaced in West Bank

The United Nations has warned of “ethnic cleansing” committed by Israel in the occupied West Bank, citing the displacement of more than 36,000 Palestinians over the past year. In a report released on Tuesday, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the scale of displacement represents “forced displacement on an unprecedented scale”, raising concerns about a coordinated policy of mass transfer. The report stated that the developments suggest efforts aimed at permanent displacement of Palestinians from parts of the occupied territories. It also documented a sharp rise in Israeli settler violence, recording 1,732 attacks causing injuries or property damage in the past 12 months, compared with 1,400 incidents in the previous period. According to the report, […]