Khalida Jarrar
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Khalida Kan'an Muhammad Jarrar is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
and the Palestinian Legislative Council
.
She was active for a number of years in support of Palestinian prisoners
, and she is the director of the Adameer Prisoners' Support and Human Rights Association in Ramallah
. In 2005 the Israel
i authorities refused to allow her to leave to attend a human rights conference in Ireland
.
In the Palestinian legislative election, 2006
she was elected to the PLC as one of the PFLP's three deputies.
In August 2010 she was part of a conference in Ramallah of political forces opposed to the talks with Israel which was broken up by PA security forces. She is the PFLP candidate for mayor of Ramallah.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist organisation founded in 1967. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization , the largest being Fatah...
and the Palestinian Legislative Council
Palestinian Legislative Council
The Palestinian Legislative Council, the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 132 members, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza...
.
She was active for a number of years in support of Palestinian prisoners
Palestinian prisoners
Palestinian prisoners in Israel mainly refers to Palestinians imprisoned in Israel following apprehension resulting from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict...
, and she is the director of the Adameer Prisoners' Support and Human Rights Association in Ramallah
Ramallah
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
. In 2005 the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i authorities refused to allow her to leave to attend a human rights conference in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
In the Palestinian legislative election, 2006
Palestinian legislative election, 2006
On January 25, 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council , the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority . Notwithstanding the 2005 municipal elections and the January 9, 2005 presidential election, this was the first election to the PLC since 1996; subsequent...
she was elected to the PLC as one of the PFLP's three deputies.
In August 2010 she was part of a conference in Ramallah of political forces opposed to the talks with Israel which was broken up by PA security forces. She is the PFLP candidate for mayor of Ramallah.