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Orient House is Reopened, Symbol of formal Palestinian Foothold in Jerusalem
...Although not a word of this has been leaked thus far, Orient House, the symbol of Palestinian Authority sovereign rule in East Jerusalem, has reopened for business for the first time in four years. In 2001, this symbol was demonstratively shut down on the orders of the first Sharon government......Palestinians sources reveal that the Palestinian Authority, on Abbasâ orders, has begun issuing communiqués to the Palestinians of East Jerusalem. They appear under the letterhead of the Orient House, "the National Headquarters of the Palestinian people in Jerusalem."... If true, this would create the interesting circumstance of the Israelis permitting a de jure capitol of "Palestine" inside of Jerusalem, yet totally surrounded by the now increasingly Israeli city, including its protective wall. Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-08-12 |
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