Jerusalemite MP Ahmed Attoun has described the Israeli decision to exile him from his native city of Jerusalem as “oppressive”, asserting that he would go back one day.
He told the PIC on Wednesday that the Jerusalemites are the native inhabitants of Jerusalem and the Israeli occupiers are the aliens who should be expelled from the holy city.
The Israeli establishment is trying to give a legal cover for a political issue, the MP said, adding that referring the eviction decision to courts was meant to legalize its systematic expulsion of Jerusalemites.
Attoun, who was deported to Ramallah in the West Bank, told Quds Press on arrival there on Tuesday that the Israeli authorities had tried ever since his abduction from the Red Cross premises two and half months ago to convince him to voluntarily leave the city at the pretext of his “illegal presence” in it but he refused.
He charged that the decision to evict him from the holy city was part of the Israeli attempt to Judaize it and to expel the biggest possible number of its indigenous inhabitants.
Meanwhile, the Gaza ministry of foreign affairs and planning denounced the Israeli step, describing it as a violation of the international law.
The Red Cross, for its part, urged Israel to revoke its decision, adding that Attoun was deported to Ramallah against his will.
It said in a statement on Tuesday night that eastern Jerusalem is under occupation and Palestinians living in it should not be compulsorily removed to other areas.
