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Israeli police arrest 9 Palestinians
[Iran Press TV Latest] Israeli police arrest nine Palestinians during a march in Jerusalem Al-Quds marking the end of the city's tenure as the Capital of Arab culture. Israeli police on Thursday, Dec. 17 blocked protesters and arrested nine Palestinians during a rally in East Jerusalem Al-Quds' old city marking the year 2009 as the end of Jerusalem Al-Quds' tenure as the Arab League's Capital of Arab Culture. Fatah Secretary General in Jerusalem Al-Quds, Omar al-Shalabi, was also among those arrested by policemen, Reuters reported. Israeli officials said the march was considered illegal. In the past year, Israeli police have shut down several events related to the Arab Cultural Capital festival in Jerusalem Al-Quds. A Palestinian woman participant said that Israel wants to make Jerusalem Al-Quds Jewish. "They want to empty it of its sons, of its people, of its families and of its population so they can build illegal settlements," she said. Meanwhile, in the West Bank city of Nablus, acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas addressed a similar rally. He said that Jerusalem Al-Quds "will remain ours" and will always be the capital of the Arab and the Islamic world. Posted by: Fred 2009-12-18 |
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