Just came across this... the aftermath of demolition of the C14th Mughrabi Quarter of the Old City, cleared a week after the Six Day War, to create the Western Wall Plaza, by demolishing the homes of some 600 Palestinian refugees. In April 1968, the area of the new Jewish Quarter was doubled by massive land expropriation and Jews entirely replaced all the original population. Six thousand Muslim and Christian Palestinians were forced from 1,048 apartments; 437 workshops and shops employing 700 workers were also confiscated. All these people became refugees, mostly seeking refugee in the Shufat Refugee Camp in Anata.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:20:27 +0000
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