B’Tselem warns of accelerating Israeli “ethnic cleansing” policy in the West Bank

The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has warned on Wednesday against attempts by extremist settlers to forcibly displace two Palestinian families from their homes in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, and seize their properties, stating that such practices are part of an accelerating Israeli policy of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Citing B’Tselem, Anadolu Agency reported that extremist settlers established illegal outposts in the courtyards of the two homes over the past few days and continue to besiege them, noting that their clear objective is to force the two families to leave their homes and take them over. Anadolu quoted the organisation’s executive director Yuli Novak as saying that the Qusra violations do not constitute “an isolated […]