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Topic: Ethnic cleansing

Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal or murder of an ethnic, racial, or religious group from a given area, often with the intent of making a region ethnically homogeneous.

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The podcast episodes discuss various historical examples of ethnic cleansing, including the forced displacement of the Chagossian people from the Chagos Archipelago by the British and U.S. governments, as well as the ethnic tensions and violence that led to the breakup of Yugoslavia and the subsequent Yugoslav Wars.

The episodes also explore allegations of ethnic cleansing in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with discussions of far-right Israeli efforts to resettle Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, potentially displacing Palestinian residents.

These episodes highlight how ethnic cleansing can take different forms, from the large-scale forced relocation of entire populations to the gradual displacement of minorities through violence, intimidation, and government policies.

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