Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Turkey's Fallout with Israel Deals Blow to Settlers

Ottoman Archives Show Land Deed Forged

By JONATHAN COOK
CounterPunch

"A legal battle being waged by Palestinian families to stop the takeover of their neighbourhood in East Jerusalem by Jewish settlers has received a major fillip from the recent souring of relations between Israel and Turkey.

After the Israeli army’s assault on the Gaza Strip in January, lawyers for the families were given access to Ottoman land registry archives in Ankara for the first time, providing what they say is proof that title deeds produced by the settlers are forged....."

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