Aziz Dweik is a Palestinian politician of Hamas who was elected the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council on 18 January 2006.
17 Facts About Aziz Dweik
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In October 2023, amidst the Gaza war, Aziz Dweik, who was then living in the West Bank, was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces.
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Aziz Dweik holds a PhD in Regional Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Aziz Dweik has told journalists that he views the Hamas Charter's call for the creation of a Palestinian state in all of Palestine, including Israel, to be "nothing but a dream, and unrealistic," and he believes that Hamas is aiming for the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Aziz Dweik has never been accused of involvement in terrorism.
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Aziz Dweik's primary focus since his release from prison has been reconciling the Hamas and Fatah factions who have been engaged in a civil conflict, the result of which has been a split in the ruling PNA government, with Hamas ruling in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank.
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In 1992, Aziz Dweik was among 415 Palestinians associated with Hamas or the Islamic Jihad who were arrested and exiled to southern Lebanon by the Israeli administration of Yitzhak Rabin.
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Aziz Dweik was arrested by Israel on 29 June 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains.
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Aziz Dweik was later released and then rearrested 6 August 2006.
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Aziz Dweik says he was severely beaten while in custody, and his lawyers say that he was held in unsanitary conditions.
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Aziz Dweik expressed his view that this was a "political trial" and stated that he did not recognize it.
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Aziz Dweik accused Israel of using "political blackmail", and said that his arrest was in violation of international law.
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Aziz Dweik was imprisoned in spite of his parliamentary immunity.
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On 19 January 2012, while traveling to Hebron, Aziz Dweik was arrested by the Israeli Army at a checkpoint outside the Palestinian village of Jaba' located between Ramallah and Jerusalem.
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Aziz Dweik was "honored" to receive the call, stating that it represented the post-Arab Spring era.
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Aziz Dweik was arrested by the Israelis again on 16 June 2014, following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens.
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In October 2023, amidst the Gaza war, Aziz Dweik, who was then living in the West Bank, was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces.