Post by peterd on Dec 13, 2012 9:14:56 GMT -8
Al-Nahda Chairman Rached Al-Ghannouchi At Tunis Conference In Support Of Palestinian Prisoners: 'Allah, Grant Me Martyrdom At Jerusalem's Doorstep'
On November 10-11, 2012, Tunisia hosted the "International Conference in Support of Palestinian Prisoners in the Jails of the Zionist Occupation," under the auspices of Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. Present at the conference were hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners from Gaza and the West Bank, among them Ahlam Al-Tamimi, the female terrorist who was involved in August 9, 2001 suicide bombing at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem and who was freed under the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange,[1]and Islamic Jihad operative Mahmoud Al-Sarsak, who was released following his three-month hunger strike. Also in attendance were Palestinian senior officials from various factions unaffiliated with the PA, such as 'Atallah Abu Al-Sabah, minister of prisoners affairs for the Hamas government in Gaza, as well as other Palestinian public figures, including Palestinian National Initiative party leader Mustafa Barghouti, PLO cofounder Farouq Al-Qaddoumi, and Raed Salah, the head of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, known for his criticism of Palestinian Authority policy.[2]
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6872.htm
On November 10-11, 2012, Tunisia hosted the "International Conference in Support of Palestinian Prisoners in the Jails of the Zionist Occupation," under the auspices of Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. Present at the conference were hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners from Gaza and the West Bank, among them Ahlam Al-Tamimi, the female terrorist who was involved in August 9, 2001 suicide bombing at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem and who was freed under the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange,[1]and Islamic Jihad operative Mahmoud Al-Sarsak, who was released following his three-month hunger strike. Also in attendance were Palestinian senior officials from various factions unaffiliated with the PA, such as 'Atallah Abu Al-Sabah, minister of prisoners affairs for the Hamas government in Gaza, as well as other Palestinian public figures, including Palestinian National Initiative party leader Mustafa Barghouti, PLO cofounder Farouq Al-Qaddoumi, and Raed Salah, the head of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, known for his criticism of Palestinian Authority policy.[2]
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6872.htm