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Elections Archive - April 2009
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Israel releases Hamas-affiliated PLC member Ma’an News Agency 4/2/2009 Tulakarem – Ma’an – Israeli authorities released a Hamas-affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council on Thursday after three and a half years behind bars. Fathi Al-Qar’awi was being held in the Negev dentition center. The Al-Qar’awi family said they are preparing to receive him in his house in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, where he is expected to arrive via Hebron. Al-Qar’awi won legislative elections while he was detained in an Israeli; he was arrested on 25 September 2005 and released only to be detained again in 2006. The arrest was viewed by many as a reprisal operation following the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip during the summer of 2006. Israel releases Hamas-affiliated PLC member Ma’an News Agency 4/2/2009 Tulakarem – Ma’an – Israeli authorities released a Hamas-affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council on Thursday after three and a half years behind bars. Fathi Al-Qar’awi was being held in the Negev dentition center. The Al-Qar’awi family said they are preparing to receive him in his house in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, where he is expected to arrive via Hebron. Al-Qar’awi won legislative elections while he was detained in an Israeli; he was arrested on 25 September 2005 and released only to be detained again in 2006. The arrest was viewed by many as a reprisal operation following the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip during the summer of 2006. Israel releases Hamas-affiliated PLC member Ma’an News Agency 4/2/2009 Tulakarem – Ma’an – Israeli authorities released a Hamas-affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council on Thursday after three and a half years behind bars. Fathi Al-Qar’awi was being held in the Negev dentition center. The Al-Qar’awi family said they are preparing to receive him in his house in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, where he is expected to arrive via Hebron. Al-Qar’awi won legislative elections while he was detained in an Israeli; he was arrested on 25 September 2005 and released only to be detained again in 2006. The arrest was viewed by many as a reprisal operation following the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip during the summer of 2006. Palestinian unity talks suspended Al Jazeera 4/3/2009 The rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah faction have suspended unity talks in Cairo after they were unable to reach an agreement, sources say. The Egyptian-mediated process will resume in three weeks, Nabil Shaath, a senior Fatah official, said on Thursday. "There are new creative proposals and each movement needs to consult its leadership," he said. However, Shaath refused to call the suspension of the talks a failure, saying "it was neither a failure nor a success". Senior delegations from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian president, had resumed talks on Wednesday. It was the third round of meetings between the two factions since Hamas, winners of 2006 parliamentary elections, seized full control of the Gaza Strip in a week of fighting in June 2007. Palestinian unity talks suspended Al Jazeera 4/3/2009 The rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah faction have suspended unity talks in Cairo after they were unable to reach an agreement, sources say. The Egyptian-mediated process will resume in three weeks, Nabil Shaath, a senior Fatah official, said on Thursday. "There are new creative proposals and each movement needs to consult its leadership," he said. However, Shaath refused to call the suspension of the talks a failure, saying "it was neither a failure nor a success". Senior delegations from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian president, had resumed talks on Wednesday. It was the third round of meetings between the two factions since Hamas, winners of 2006 parliamentary elections, seized full control of the Gaza Strip in a week of fighting in June 2007. Palestinian unity talks suspended Al Jazeera 4/3/2009 The rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah faction have suspended unity talks in Cairo after they were unable to reach an agreement, sources say. The Egyptian-mediated process will resume in three weeks, Nabil Shaath, a senior Fatah official, said on Thursday. "There are new creative proposals and each movement needs to consult its leadership," he said. However, Shaath refused to call the suspension of the talks a failure, saying "it was neither a failure nor a success". Senior delegations from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian president, had resumed talks on Wednesday. It was the third round of meetings between the two factions since Hamas, winners of 2006 parliamentary elections, seized full control of the Gaza Strip in a week of fighting in June 2007. Ex-Haaretz reporter Daniel Ben-Simon to head Labor’s Knesset faction Mazal Mualem and Shahar Ilan, Ha’aretz 4/3/2009 New MK Daniel Ben Simon, a former Haaretz reporter and columnist, was elected chairman of Labor’s Knesset faction Wednesday. But the party cannot find anyone willing to head the important Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which Labor received under the coalition deal with senior partner Likud. In the past, MKs would fight for both these posts, but Labor is split between MKs who have been made ministers and deputy ministers, and those who oppose joining the coalition and refuse to accept key parliamentary positions. The faction met Thursday to discuss its problems following the party’s entry into the coalition with right-wing Likud. The faction elected Ben Simon chairman, the only candidate for the post traditionally reserved for a veteran MK. Ben Simon initially objected to entering the government, but "the moment. . . Ex-Haaretz reporter Daniel Ben-Simon to head Labor’s Knesset faction Mazal Mualem and Shahar Ilan, Ha’aretz 4/3/2009 New MK Daniel Ben Simon, a former Haaretz reporter and columnist, was elected chairman of Labor’s Knesset faction Wednesday. But the party cannot find anyone willing to head the important Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which Labor received under the coalition deal with senior partner Likud. In the past, MKs would fight for both these posts, but Labor is split between MKs who have been made ministers and deputy ministers, and those who oppose joining the coalition and refuse to accept key parliamentary positions. The faction met Thursday to discuss its problems following the party’s entry into the coalition with right-wing Likud. The faction elected Ben Simon chairman, the only candidate for the post traditionally reserved for a veteran MK. Ben Simon initially objected to entering the government, but "the moment. . . Ex-Haaretz reporter Daniel Ben-Simon to head Labor’s Knesset faction Mazal Mualem and Shahar Ilan, Ha’aretz 4/3/2009 New MK Daniel Ben Simon, a former Haaretz reporter and columnist, was elected chairman of Labor’s Knesset faction Wednesday. But the party cannot find anyone willing to head the important Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which Labor received under the coalition deal with senior partner Likud. In the past, MKs would fight for both these posts, but Labor is split between MKs who have been made ministers and deputy ministers, and those who oppose joining the coalition and refuse to accept key parliamentary positions. The faction met Thursday to discuss its problems following the party’s entry into the coalition with right-wing Likud. The faction elected Ben Simon chairman, the only candidate for the post traditionally reserved for a veteran MK. Ben Simon initially objected to entering the government, but "the moment. . . Palestinian unity talks suspended Sameh Akram Habeeb, The Palestine Telegraph 4/2/2009 The rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah factions have suspended unity talks in Cairo after they were unable to reach an agreement, sources say. The Egyptian-mediated process will resume in three weeks, Nabil Shaath, a senior Fatah official, said on Thursday. "There are new creative proposals and each movement needs to consult its leadership," he said. However, Shaath refused to call the suspension of the talks a failure, saying "it was neither a failure nor a success". Senior delegations from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian president, resumed talks on Wednesday. It was the third round of meetings between the two factions since Hamas, winners of 2006 parliamentary elections, seized full control of the Gaza Strip in a week of fighting in June 2007. Palestinian unity talks suspended Sameh Akram Habeeb, The Palestine Telegraph 4/2/2009 The rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah factions have suspended unity talks in Cairo after they were unable to reach an agreement, sources say. The Egyptian-mediated process will resume in three weeks, Nabil Shaath, a senior Fatah official, said on Thursday. "There are new creative proposals and each movement needs to consult its leadership," he said. However, Shaath refused to call the suspension of the talks a failure, saying "it was neither a failure nor a success". Senior delegations from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian president, resumed talks on Wednesday. It was the third round of meetings between the two factions since Hamas, winners of 2006 parliamentary elections, seized full control of the Gaza Strip in a week of fighting in June 2007. Palestinian unity talks suspended Sameh Akram Habeeb, The Palestine Telegraph 4/2/2009 The rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah factions have suspended unity talks in Cairo after they were unable to reach an agreement, sources say. The Egyptian-mediated process will resume in three weeks, Nabil Shaath, a senior Fatah official, said on Thursday. "There are new creative proposals and each movement needs to consult its leadership," he said. However, Shaath refused to call the suspension of the talks a failure, saying "it was neither a failure nor a success". Senior delegations from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, led by Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian president, resumed talks on Wednesday. It was the third round of meetings between the two factions since Hamas, winners of 2006 parliamentary elections, seized full control of the Gaza Strip in a week of fighting in June 2007. UN agency warns Palestinian staff Al Jazeera 4/1/2009 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) has warned Palestinian employees that they could be sacked if they become involved withpolitical factions in the Gaza Strip, reports say. Unrwa, which provides food aid, education, and health care for many of the 1. 4 million Gazans, is a major source of employment in the Palestinian territory. Unrwa apparently warned employees that advertising their political affiliations risked violating the impartiality commitment of the agency. The warning was made after the election of the agency’s trade union chairman ended on Monday, the Haaretz newspaper reported on Thursday. The union will be led by Fatah affiliates for the first time in 12 years, but Hamas is claiming its party members were the real winners, the newspaper said. UNRWA’s Gaza head tells employees to avoid politics Associated Press, YNetNews 4/1/2009 UN agency’s director threatens to fire employees involved with Palestinian factions - The Gaza head of the UN Agency that aids Palestinian refugees said he will fire employees recently elected to lead its labor union if he finds they are involved with Palestinian political factions. In a letter to his 10,000 staff, John Ging, the Gaza head of operations for the UN Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, said employees must not "be under the influence of any political party in the conduct of their work. "The letter, dated March 29, was obtained by Theon Wednesday. His announcement came after rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas boasted of victories in union elections held over the past two weeks. Although no party affiliations appeared on ballots, the candidates campaigned as part of lists with known links to the two movements.  Articles
LinksAdalah Adalah (Justice in Arabic) is the first non-profit, non-sectarian Palestinian-run legal center in Israel. The main goal of Adalah’s work is to achieve equal rights and minority rights protections for Palestinian citizens of Israel. Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Organization: Addameer (conscience) is a Palestinian non-governmental, civil institution which focuses on human rights issues. Supports Palestinian prisoners, advocates for rights of political prisoners, works to end torture. Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Amnesty International USA Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Arab Association for Human Rights - HRA The HRA was founded in 1988 to promote and protect the political, civil, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel and to further the domestic implementation of international human rights principles. It is an independent non-governmental organisation registered in Israel. Association for Civil Rights in Israel - ACRI In Hebrew - The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) was founded in 1972 as a non-political and independent body, with the goal of protecting human and civil rights in Israel and in the territories under Israeli control. B’tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. It endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel. Boycott Israeli Medical Association UK: The Medical Committee for Boycott of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) will document the systematic torture of Palestinian people by agents of Israel. It will publicise the practice in order to bring world opinion to bear on Israel. And it will challenge the Israeli Medical Association which has repeatedly failed to issue advice to doctors who are involved in any way with torture. Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Palestinian Center for Human Rights The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an independent legal body based in Gaza City dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law, and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Palestinian Prisoners Society The Palestinian Prisoner Society is a social and human institution and its members are prisoners inside prisons and released prisoners. Membership is open to every Palestinian prisoner inside and outside prisons who meets the conditions of membership. Physicians for Human Rights - Israel Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-Israel) was established in 1988 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting and protecting the medical human rights of all residents of Israel and the Occupied Territories. Public Committee Against Torture in Israel - PCATI An independent human rights organization founded that monitors the implementation conditions in detention centers and continues the struggle against the use of torture in interrogation in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine The main collection contains the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace. World Organisation Against Torture OMCT is today the largest international coalition of NGOs fighting against torture,summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in order to preserve Human Rights. It has at its disposal a network, SOS Torture, consisting of some 240 non-governmental organisations which act as sources of information.
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