Israel Shuts Palestinian Voter Offices in Jerusalem

[papau]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=11&u=/nm/20040913/ts_nm/mideast_elections_dc

Israel Shuts Palestinian Voter Offices in Jerusalem

Mon Sep 13,10:19 AM ET

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel shut Palestinian voter registration offices in Arab East Jerusalem Monday that had been opened in advance of an as-yet unscheduled Palestinian general election, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.

Hazem Balousha, a Palestinian public information officer, told Reuters that six voter registration centers opened earlier this month had been shut and nine employees were detained. <snip>

Palestinians are planning municipal elections in November, a vote expected to be a test of strength between militant groups and President Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority. <snip>

But Israel holds that Jerusalem, including the Arab eastern sector, is its capital and objects to Palestinian electioneering in the city. <snip>

[Endangered Specie]

1. Imagine if someone tried that in the US?

[idontwantaname]

2. I AGREE.

diebold + jeb bush = possible 2004 challange.

[laura888]

3. And Israel claims to be a democracy? n/t