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Last update - 17:31 29/02/2008 Court rejects petition against ban on Habash memorial rally By Yoav Stern and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents Tags: Nazareth, PFLP, George Habash  The High Court on Friday rejected a petition against a police order prohibiting a memorial rally in Nazareth for George Habash, the founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, who died in late January. The court ruled against the petition, which was submitted by the Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, after state officials provided the justices with classified information. Meanwhile, dozens of people who planned on attending the rally gathered at the northern town's Ma'ayan square, where they intended to demonstrate against the ruling and to form a human chain in memory of the PFLP founder. Advertisement The protesters said they would rally in separate groups of 50, so as not to violate the police order. Hadash Chairman MK Mohammed Barakeh on Friday condemned the court's decision: "To our sorrow, the High Court has once again given support to a provocative order aimed at the whole Arab public and in opposition to the principles of democracy." The Adalah petition had charged that the police order infringed on the basic right of freedom of expression. Related articles: MK Zahalka: PFLP's George Habash should be buried in Lod Palestinians: PFLP founder George Habash dies at 81 IDF arrests senior PFLP operative in Nablus refugee camp Bookmark to del.icio.us   Power to the people Egypt plans to provide all of Gaza's electricity, to wean dependency on Israel. Calculated escalation Hamas has been trying for some time to create a balance of deterrence with Israel.   1.   ISRAEL ARABS ARE 5TH COLUMN-LOUD AND CLEAR! 18:46  |  Fish 29/02/08   2.   Excuse me but what right does the israeli high court have to 20:03  |  lakshmi 29/02/08   3.   memorial 20:21  |  yuval 29/02/08   4.   #3 21:19  |  Pal Fan 29/02/08   5.   Habash was a murderer 21:23  |  rootlesscosmo 29/02/08   6.   1 Fish 21:33  |  Jose Marcio 29/02/08   7.   Offals of Mayan were also rooting for Nasrallah-and getting compe 21:41  |  Absolute Sweden 29/02/08   8.   Perfectly alright to honour Jewish terrorists, though 21:48  |  peacelover 29/02/08   9.   Fish they are the victims in their own land 22:56  |  Truth 29/02/08   10.   Freedom of expression? 23:55  |  Ehud 29/02/08   11.   Truth, # 5 as in 5th column 00:34  |  Frank Castle 01/03/08   12.   A memorial for a truly vile man 03:08  |  Mark Lincoln 01/03/08   13.   PEACELOVER 04:54  |  DANNY 01/03/08   14.   Lakshmi _ All The Rights of A High Court 06:45  |  Eli 01/03/08   15.   Barakeh is an embarrasment to Arabs 11:32  |  Slibovitz 01/03/08

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