7-9-2018 Israel Bulldozes Khan Al Ahmar and Buries the Two-State Solution – Jonathan Cook Consortiumnews.com

https://consortiumnews.com/2018/07/09/israel-bulldozes-khan-al-ahmar-and-buries-the-two-state-solution/

If one community has come to symbolize the demise of the two-state solution, it is Khan Al Ahmar.  It was for that reason that a posse of European diplomats left their air-conditioned offices late last week to trudge through the hot, dusty hills outside Jerusalem and witness the preparations for the village's destruction. That included the Israeli police beating residents and supporters as they tried to block the advance of heavy machinery…

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If one community has come to symbolize the demise of the two-state solution, it is Khan Al Ahmar.

It was for that reason that a posse of European diplomats left their air-conditioned offices late last week to trudge through the hot, dusty hills outside Jerusalem and witness the preparations for the village's destruction. That included the Israeli police beating residents and supporters as they tried to block the advance of heavy machinery.

 

Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

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