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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing
Remember the demonstrations outside one of the resorts slated for ethnic cleansing – the Yarmouth Resort on Route 28 in West Yarmouth?
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
President Joe Biden refused to use his leverage to press for an end to the war during his term, and President Donald Trump has already shipped another 1,800 of the 2,000-pound bombs to Israel and blithely proposed clearing Gaza of Palestinians in what would amount to ethnic cleansing.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Trump’s suggestion caused shock waves across the world, with some analysts and politicians comparing the proposal of displacing 2.2 million Palestinians to ethnic cleansing.
—Ben Goggin, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The process of forming the people, creating the conditions for national homogeneity, was and still is accompanied by ethnic cleansing—or sometimes genocide.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
President Joe Biden refused to use his leverage to press for an end to the war during his term, and President Donald Trump has already shipped another 1,800 of the 2,000-pound bombs to Israel and blithely proposed clearing Gaza of Palestinians in what would amount to ethnic cleansing.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Trump’s suggestion caused shock waves across the world, with some analysts and politicians comparing the proposal of displacing 2.2 million Palestinians to ethnic cleansing.
—Ben Goggin, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The process of forming the people, creating the conditions for national homogeneity, was and still is accompanied by ethnic cleansing—or sometimes genocide.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
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What To Know In North Carolina, a mandatory evacuation order was issued Saturday evening for parts of Polk County as three active fires spread in an area still recovering from Helene.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Emergency management teams are coordinating evacuation efforts and shelter operations for displaced residents.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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On the downside, trade, transportation and utilities saw a loss of 6,000 jobs and natural resources and mining declined by 3,000.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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As a county commissioner, Higgins took on affordable housing and transportation as her main issues.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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An array of bird species still make the lake a regular stop on the Pacific Flyway migration route, but the number of fish-eating birds has declined.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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The site supports our understanding of mammoth population migration and demonstrates the extensive knowledge early ancestors possessed about these animals, as evidenced by their successful hunting, the press release concludes.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2025
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who is essentially Netanyahu’s puppet, has established a new administrative body in his ministry to promote emigration.—
Amos Harel,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Apr. 2025
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Around Israel’s establishment in 1948, Syrian Jews faced hostility and many fled until the government imposed emigration and travel restrictions.—
Ephrat Livni,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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