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“Forced deportation or transfer of a civilian population is a violation of international humanitarian law, a war crime and a crime against humanity.” / “The region has suffered for decades from instability and conflict precisely because of the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948,” said Mr. Yousef Munayyer, referring to the expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from the land. “That’s not lost on anyone there in the region.” / “The way Trump was speaking, it was like Palestinians in Gaza existed in a vacuum, when the person responsible for their suffering was standing there  smirking to his left,” she said of Mr. Netanyahu. “They were acting like Gaza had the misfortune to be hit by some natural disaster.” (Laila Elhaddad) / [Feb. 5, 2025 NYTimes story quotes and headlines: “Palestinian Americans say Trump’s talk of Gaza is surreal and horrifying” / “Allies, Foes and Palestinians Reject Trump’s Gaza Takeover Talk” / “Trump Officials Try to Walk Back Gaza Takeover Plan”]

February 5, 2025 (re-mixing Quarantine Still Life 69)