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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

‘Israel is still holding 36 legislators captive’

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Palestinian Minister of Detainees and Freed Detainees at the dissolved government, Mohammad Al Ghoul, stated that there are 36 Palestinian Legislators and three Ministers of the tenth government, still imprisoned by Israel...

Al Ghoul said that kidnapping and imprisoning legislators, ministers, and elected officials violates the basic humanitarian law.

He demanded the international community to intervene and ensure the release of all elected officials.

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