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Israel Denies Bail to 18 Palestinian Lawmakers

HeadlineSep 26, 2006

The Israeli military is continuing to hold 18 Palestinian lawmakers after an Israeli court denied them bail on Monday. The politicians also face possible trials for their membership in Hamas. They were seized in a series of raids in Gaza and the West Bank. The lawmakers include Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Dweik and several Palestinian cabinet members. Taleb Assana, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, criticized Israel’s move.

  • Taleb Assana “The decision of the court to continue arrest of the Palestinian parliament and ministers and I think that’s a political decision.”
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