Middle East
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-06
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Pa Daly (SF), Kerry

In the email that I referred to from the mayor in recent weeks, he instructed us that Palestinian-owned land in and around Beit Sahour is to be confiscated, that homes will be demolished, and that displacement will take place as a result of this. In addition to what is already happening, they are being deprived of their basic civil rights. Beit Sahour in this proposed annexation will lose access to 7,500 dunams of agricultural land. He said that building and zoning in the entire West Bank currently requires the permission of the minister of defence and the Prime Minister in Israel but that that will change and will be dealt with on a local level if this annexation takes place. Their citizens and the freedom of movement of members of the community living in Beit Sahour is restricted. This will lead to more unemployment and poverty and the world needs to hear the truth of his struggle and that of the Palestinian people.

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Sitting date: 2020-10-06