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Steal a Palestinian home. Post pic on Facebook

by Avaaz Team - posted 30 April 2012 13:40

Palestinian family out, settlers in. When the Natcheh family was evicted from their home of 80 years in East Jerusalem, these right-wing Israeli MPs couldn't help themselves: they went over and posed on the family's furniture. And then posted the pic on Facebook. Stay classy, Michael Ben-Ari and Aryeh Eldad:

Apart from the obvious reasons, why might this cause anger? Well, the photo has an eerie resemblance to some old shots of Israeli paramilitaries posing on the ruins of Palestinian villages 60 years ago. Another victory lap for ethnic cleansing. Here's a mashup circulating on Facebook:

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