2009 Arab Capital of Culture
2009 Arab Capital of Culture | |
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Dates | 2009 |
Location(s) | "al-Quds" (Jerusalem), Bethlehem, Gaza, Nazareth, Mar Elias refugee camp |
Website | http://www.alquds2009.org/english.php |
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Launching of the events
On Dichter's orders, police shuttered eight planned events and detained twenty organizers and participants for questioning.
Reactions to the Israeli ban
- Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas condemned the ban, emphasizing that "there will be no peace without Jerusalem."[7]
- Knesset member Ahmad Tibi said: "I guess the occupation feels threatened by the Palestinian culture and narrative. This is a struggle between occupying police and the songs of freedom and the song will win in the end."[8]
- Nazareth mayor Ramiz Jaraisy said: "I never thought they [Israeli authorities] would take it this far. After all, this is a cultural event." The mayor said Dichter was made aware of the planned festivities as early as March 11 but decided to wait nine days before issuing the order "to prevent a public outcry and legal action on our part. Dichter is trying to compete with (Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman) Avigdor Lieberman's anti-Arab trend, and anyone who holds democracy and freedom of expression dear must condemn his position," he said.[2]
- As a reaction on the Israeli ban, the Old City. Access to the festival was on invitation only to avoid problems with the Israeli authorities. In 2010, the festival saw its second edition.[9]
In the Gaza Strip
Spokesperson of the Ministry of the Interior Ihab al-Ghussein said that the celebrations for Al-Quds Arab Capital of Culture in March at the headquarters of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza.[10] Abbas accused Hamas of blocking celebrations.[7]
In Denmark
Events took place on September 26 and 27 in
References
- ISBN 0-415-30621-3.
- ^ Ynet News, 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b Jerusalem Capital of Arab Culture 2009 festival begins Saturday Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Al-Quds Arab Capital of Culture Official Website
- Ynet News, 2009-03-22.
- ^ Ynet News. 2009-03-21
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- ^ Ynet News. 2009-03-21
- Ynet News. 2009-03-21.
- ^ Ahmad Budeiri (3 November 2009). "Jerusalem artists go underground". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Gaza church accuses de facto government of banning Jerusalem Capital of Arab Culture events in Strip. Ma'an News Agency. 2009-03-21.
- ^ "A Space Exodus: A Truly Palestinian Film". Jadaliyya. April 2, 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ "PALESTINE IN COPENHAGEN: In celebration of Jerusalem - capital of Arab Culture 2009". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2009.