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Palestinians Displaced Despite Israeli Citizenship

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours writes on the latest developments on Palestinian residents of Susiya and Al-Araqib.
A Palestinian woman holds a Palestinian flag in the West Bank village of Susiya June 24, 2012. Susiya the Israeli settlement enjoys well-watered lawns, humming electricity, and the protection of a mighty state. One rocky hill away, Susiya the Palestinian village is parched and doomed. Picture taken June 24, 2012. To match Feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/DEMOLITION   
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SUSIYA, West Bank — Dozens of beige tents built of wooden planks and aluminum siding are affixed to the hilltop. Children play on a plastic slide set up haphazardly next to one of the tents amid water tanks and tractors, tires and discarded toys on the rocky ground.

Across the valley, the unmistakable red roofs of an Israeli settlement with a gated entrance and tree-lined streets stand in stark contrast. The only thing the two neighboring communities — one a Palestinian-Bedouin village, and the other an illegal Israeli settlement — share is a name: Susiya.

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