The Gaza government on Sunday began the demolition of several homes in Gaza City, saying they are built on government land.Yes, Arabs who have lived in the same homes for at least 64 years are being threatened with expulsion and their homes destroyed.
Abu Al-Abed Abu Omra, whose house is threatened with demolition, told Ma'an that police officers arrived late Saturday night and told residents to evacuate their homes in order to facilitate the demolition.
He said that there are more than 120 families living in the 15-dunams area under threat, near Gaza's Al-Azhar University, and they have been there since 1948.
These aren't "refugees" - these are "pre-1948" Palestinians whose homes are being demolished by Hamas.
This is too rich.
Will they now be considered "refugees"? Will UNRWA provide aid for them? Will the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions weigh in on this horror, calling it "racist"? Are they being demolished by Caterpillar bulldozers? If a neo-Rachel Corrie would stand in front of a bulldozer, would it stop? Where is the ISM, anyway? Is anyone protesting outside Hamas offices abroad? What about the internationals in Gaza now with the latest Miles of Smiles trip? Does this mean that Hamas recognizes Ottoman and British land laws as far as private ownership goes?
So much irony in such a small news story...
(h/t Arnold)