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June 23, 2009

Israel Releases Jailed Palestinian Parliament Speaker
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Israel has released the Speaker of the Palestinian Parliament after
jailing him for three years. Aziz Dweik was arrested in August 2006,
just seven months after he became Speaker of the Palestinian Parliament.
He was one of several Hamas lawmakers jailed after being charged with
belonging to an illegal organization.



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