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Date of Publication: April 2000
INDONESIAN MUSLIMS FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE
Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim.
Assalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarokaatuh
Council for Palestinian Restitution and Repatriation
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Sherri Muzher, (517) 393-4735;
cell: (517) 231-0055
(Ma'af belum ada versi Indonesianya)
Former Chief Palestinian Negotiator to Issue Warning to Israel About Right
of Return for Palestinian Refugees
Friday, April 21 at 10:00 am press conference at the National Press Club,
14th and F Street NW, Washington DC in the Lisagor Room, 13th Floor.
In the face of Israeli demands that Palestinian refugees not be allowed to
return under any peace agreement, elder Palestinian statesman and former
head of the Palestinian negotiating team to the Madrid and Washington
talks, Dr. Haidar Abdel Shafi will issue a stern warning to the Israeli
government regarding the Palestinian right of return and restitution.
In addition, Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the
University of Illinois, will discuss legal alternatives for the
Palestinian people relating to the Oslo Accords and building on precedents
set by the international community's intervention on behalf of Kosovar
refugees. As far as the Palestinian people are concerned, the rights to
return and restitution are the most central issues in the current peace
negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
Both Dr. Abdel Shafi and Professor Boyle are board members of the
newly-formed Council on Palestinian Restitution and Repatriation (CPRR).
Dr. Abdel Shafi is one of the most respected personalities in Palestinian
politics and is considered to be the unofficial spokesperson for the
Palestinian people. Professor Boyle served as the legal advisor for the
Palestinian delegation to the Middle East negotiations from 1991 to 1993.
Dr. Abdel Shafi and Prof. Boyle are also available for a limited number of
interviews. CPRR was created in response to growing Palestinian concerns
that the outcome of final status negotiations will not resolve the refugee
crisis --a crisis which has spanned 52 years. CPRR provides legal aid to
Palestinians in achieving their rights and has, since its creation in
December, gathered tens of thousands of signatures for its petition
affirming these rights.
For more information visit or write to CPRR, P.O.
Box 21520, Washington D.C. 20009, USA, fax (1) (775) 418-5980, e-mail:
info@rightofreturn.org .
Wassalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarokaatuh
(DI-21/04/00)
Source : MSANEWS 21/04/00
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