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Monday, January 10, 2011

Palestinian activists ask EU for protection against Israel's actions

Haaretz- Letter to EU diplomats also requests that Palestinian activist Adnan Jith, recently banned from Jerusalem for four months, be granted political asylum.

Activists from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan sent a letter on Monday to European Union consuls in the city asking them for protection against Israel actions in the area.

The letter also requested that Palestinian activist Adnan Jith, who was recently banned from his native Jerusalem for four months, be granted political asylum. Read more
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