My letter to the Washington Post RE Israel revoked Jerusalem residency of 4,500 Palestinians in 2008

RE: Israel revoked Jerusalem residency of 4,500 Palestinians in 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120202534.html

Dear Editor,

Thank you for headlining "Israel revoked Jerusalem residency of 4,500 Palestinians in 2008", rather than ignoring ongoing Israeli efforts to displace the native non-Jewish population of the Holy Land.

According to the Jordan Times December 3 2009 Editorial "East Jerusalem, Israel’s unilateral and unrecognised annexation notwithstanding, is occupied territory (indeed, all of Jerusalem remains, under international law, a corpus separatum). As such, the residents of Jerusalem and their descendants have their right of residency guaranteed under international law." Furthermore: "Israel needs to be held accountable for its racism before it becomes a precedent for other countries to follow." http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=22017

One obvious reason why it is so very crucial to understand, respect and fully support the Palestinian refugees inalienable legal and natural right of return to original homes and lands is to help prevent future evictions- and crimes against humanity... This is not only about Israel, but about every country on earth where bigotry and burglary can too easily become public policy, undermining basic human rights and true democracy everywhere.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab