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| Israel Detains Hamas Head of Palestinian Parliament |
| 2012-01-20 |
| [An Nahar] The Israeli army on Thursday tossed in the slammer the Paleostinian parliamentary speaker, Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, member Aziz Dweik ...Dweik has been associated with The Moslem Brotherhood and Hamas since as early as 1992.... , in the West Bank, a senior colleague told Agence La Belle France Presse. Dweik was jugged by soldiers at a checkpoint in Jabaa, between Ramallah and Jerusalem, as he was traveling to Hebron in the southern West Bank, the leader of the cabinet, Bahaa Youssef, told AFP. Last May, Dweik was held at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank along with three other Hamas parliamentarians. One of them, Nizar Ramadan, was jugged while the others were allowed to proceed. Some 20 of Hamas' 74 MPs in the 132-member Paleostinian legislative council are currently being held by Israel. Most of them, including two former ministers, have been tossed in the slammer in the West Bank since October 2010. Almost all of the officials were among 64 Hamas parliamentarians and government members previously tossed in the slammer by Israel after the seizure of one of its soldiers, Gild Shalit, in June 2006 near the Islamist-ruled Gazoo Strip. Shalit was freed on October 18 in a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas. The first stage of the deal in October saw 477 Paleostinians, including hundreds serving life for killing Israelis, released. |
| Posted by:Fred |