The Palestinian Legislative Council - The Washington Institute for ...
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Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad Attoun*<br />
Ahmed Muhamad Ahmed Atoon, Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad Atwan<br />
Parliamentarian Jerusalem District<br />
Biographical In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
• Born 1968<br />
• From Jerusalem<br />
Personal History<br />
• Master’s Degree in Modern Islamic Studies<br />
• Head of al-Muntada Cultural Forum Society<br />
• Arrested by Israel 03-08-06 in Jerusalem <strong>for</strong> illegal political activity. Detained <strong>for</strong> three<br />
hours then released.<br />
• Arrested by Israel following the Shalit abduction<br />
Notable Quotations<br />
"We are not entering the parliament with arms. We are entering <strong>for</strong> re<strong>for</strong>m and change and what<br />
concerns us the most is the benefit of the people . . . For us, being part of political life is part of<br />
the resistance, so we are going to work in the interests of the people, which is going to be<br />
decided at the ballot box."<br />
--<strong>The</strong> Irish Times, January 2006<br />
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