Don't Call It Apartheid - It's Apartheid Plus

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Another ‘Believe It Or Not’…..

A fence in the wall….. Israel’s latest attempt at ethnic cleansing and harassment. Apartheid is bad enough….. now we have Apartheid ‘Plus!

‘Believe it or not’!!

Court: Fence with gate to separate J’lem neighborhood

Residents of the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Saad will have to go through a special gate in the separation fence in order to reach Jabel Mukaber and the rest of Jerusalem, the High Court of Justice ruled on Monday.

The judges rejected a petition filed by residents of the village and partially accepted the defense establishment’s stance, meaning the current situation will remain unchanged and the temporary fence in the area will become permanent.

The Sheikh Saad neighborhood borders Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries from the east, and is located near the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, which is included in the city’s jurisdiction. According to the State’s data, some 1,500 residents live in Sheikh Saad – half of them hold Israeli IDs and the other half are Palestinians.

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