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After the Legal Forum for the Land of Israel protested Palestinian Authority plans to hold a Jerusalem day event which would declared Jerusalem as the "capital of Arab culture in 2009,” the police barred the event.
The event would have violated the Oslo Accords which prohibit Palestinian Authority activity within Jerusalem.
"To the best of my understanding, this is an attempt to demonstrate Palestinian sovereignty in Jerusalem in an illegal manner," said Nachi Eyal, the head of the Legal Forum. The event included plans to fly a banner with the colors of the Palestinian flag over the walls of the old city of Jerusalem.
After the Legal Forum’s protest police barred the event and took extra security precautions.
News Articles:
- Police disperse 'Palestinian Culture Festival' events (Haaretz, March 21, 2009)
- PA plans to fly glider painted in Palestinian colors over Jerusalem (Haaretz, March 19, 2009)
