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Mohammed el-Kurd

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Mohammed el-Kurd is a Palestinian writer, poet, and journalist who gained prominence for his descriptions of Palestinians' lives under occupation in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. El-Kurd has referred to evictions as a form of ethnic cleansing, and has also accused Israel of imposing apartheid-style laws and regulations on Palestinians in the occupied territories.

Across 1 conversation, Mohammed el-Kurd ranges across displacement, U.S. foreign aid, legal discrimination. The Israeli Supreme Court's 2020 decision to cancel eviction orders in Sheikh Jarrah was driven by international pressure, highlighting the political nature of these legal battles. Mohammed el-Kurd argues that over 60 Israeli laws explicitly discriminate against Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, undermining claims of equality.

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The Israeli Supreme Court's 2020 decision to cancel eviction orders in Sheikh Jarrah was a result of international pressure, not just legal arguments.

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Mohammed el-Kurd highlights that 90% of historic Palestine classified as state-owned land severely restricts Palestinian agricultural activities.

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El-Kurd argues that the framing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as religious obscures its colonial and political dimensions.

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