ethnic cleansing
noun
: the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a dominant majority in order to achieve ethnic homogeneity
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The questions were as straightforward as the technicalities were complicated: how should Gaza be governed and reconstructed after the Israel-Hamas war is over, without having to resort to ethnic cleansing?
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Critics say the plan — which Trump says would involve relocating Palestinians to Egypt, Jordan or elsewhere — is unworkable and would amount to the ethnic cleansing of 2 million Palestinians.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump's plans have been unanimously rejected by Arab leaders, Palestinians, and international advocacy groups, many of whom liken the plan to ethnic cleansing.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
But analysts say both countries would rather risk losing U.S. aid than alienating their populations by appearing complicit in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Critics say the plan — which Trump says would involve relocating Palestinians to Egypt, Jordan or elsewhere — is unworkable and would amount to the ethnic cleansing of 2 million Palestinians.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump's plans have been unanimously rejected by Arab leaders, Palestinians, and international advocacy groups, many of whom liken the plan to ethnic cleansing.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
But analysts say both countries would rather risk losing U.S. aid than alienating their populations by appearing complicit in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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