A list of Israeli citizens (mainly members of the C.P.), arrested and detained without trial prior to 1969 election.
From Haifa :
- MAHMOUD DARWISH – Poet and writer, editor of literary Arab Magazine “Al-Jadeed“.
- SAMIH EL-KASSEM – Poet and writer; worker in “Al-Ittihad” newspaper.
- SALEM JUBRAN – Poet and writer, Member of the Central Committee (C.C.), Young Communist League (Y.C.L.), and editor of youth magazine “Al-Ghad“.
- WAGEEH SEMAN – Secretary, Y.C.L. in Haifa.
- AMIN OBEID – Activist of C.P.
- AMIN NAKHLEH – Messenger, “Al-Ittihad” newspaper.
- ABDUL-LATIF ODEH – Activist of C.P.
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From Nazareth:
- ZAHI FAID – Full-time worker of the C.P. during election campaign.
- HABIB ZREIK – Full-time worker of the C.P. during election campaign.
- MOHAMMAD KHASS – Editor, “Al-Ittihad” newspaper.
- SALIM MANASRAH – C.P. activist.
- ABDUL-SALAM MANASRAH – C.P. activist.
- ATTALLAH TANNOUS – C.P. activist.
- NA’IM HAMMAD – Member, secretariat Y.C.L. in Nazareth.
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From Nazareth District:
- AKRAM SAFFOURI – Secretary, C.P. branch, Kufr-Kanna village.
- AHMAD SA’ID ABU-NI’AJ – Secretary, Y.C.L. branch, Kufr-Kanna.
- MOHAMMD SULIMAN ABDUL-HADI – First candidate in list of C.P. for local council, Iksal village.
- IBRAHIM ALI ABDUL-HADI – Third candidate in list of C.P. for local council, Iksal village, and party functionary for election campaign.
- SALIM ABDUL-HADI – Activist of C.P., from Iksal village.
- AS’AD BADER – Secretary, Y.C.L. branch in Tur’an village.
- ABDULLAH SHEIKH – Activist of C.P. from Tur’an village.
- MAHMOUD HASSAN MAR’I – Second candidate in list of “Youth” for local council of Al-Mashhad village.
- NADER LOUBANI – Secretary, C.P. branch of Yaft-el-Nassra village.
- SAMI GHATTAS – Activist of C.P. Yaft-el-Nassra village.
- IBRAHIM KHALILIEH – Activist of C.P., Yaft-el-Nassra village.
- EDWARD NIMEH – Activist of C.P., Yaft-el-Nassra village.
- ABDUL-HADI ZU’BI – Activist of C.P., Soulam village.
- LUTFI KHALAF – Activist of C.P., Mukeibleh village.
- MOHAMMAD TATOUR – Activist of C.P., Reineh village.
- HISHAM AMIN RINAUI – Activist of C.P., Reineh village.
- JAD ABU-RAS – Activist of C.P., Elout village.
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From Umm el-Fahm village:
- MOHAMMAD HASN JABARIN – Candidate C.P. list to local council.
- JABER MAHAMEED.
- SA’AD MAHAJNEH.
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A partial list of Israeli citizens served with military orders restricting their movements to their town or village.
Members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party:
- EMILE TOUMA, Haifa – Member, Political Bureau.
- SALIM EL-KASSEM, Nazareth – Secretary, C.C.
- ZAHI KARKABI, Haifa – Secretary, C.C.
- OTHMAN ABU-RAS, Taibeh – Secretary, Triangle District Committee, C.P.
- JAMAL MOUSSA, Acre – Member, Executive Committee, Histadrut.
- MUN’AM JARJURA, Nazareth – Municipal Council, Nazareth.
- ALI ASHOUR, Haifa – Member.
- TAWFIQ ZAYYAD, Nazareth – Municipal Council, Nazareth.
- GEORGE TOUBI, Haifa.
- SAMIRA KHOURY, Nazareth.
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Members of the Central Control Commission of the C.P.:
- Advocate HANNA NAQQARA, Haifa.
- RAMZI KHOURY, Acre – Member, Municipal Council, Acre.
- SOUHEIL NASSAR, Nazareth.
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Members of the Young Communist League:
- GHASSAN HABIB, Nazareth.
- NIMER MORCUS, Kufr Yasif.
- SALEM JUBRAN, Haifa.
- WAGEEH SEMAN, Haifa.
- NABIL AWEIDAH, Haifa – functionary of Y.C.L.
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Members of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Al-Ittihad“:
- MOHAMMAD KHASS, Haifa.
- MAHMOUD DARWISH, Haifa – poet and writer.
- SAMIH EL-KASSEM, Haifa – writer.
- YOUSUF SABBAGH, Nazareth.
- ISSAM ABBASSI, Haifa – poet.
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Barristers:
- ABDUL-HAFIZ DARAWSHEH, Nazareth – Member, Municipal Council, Nazareth.
- MOHAMMAD EL-HAJ, Kufr Yasif – Member, Municipal Council, Kufr Yasif.
- SABRI JERIES, Haifa.
- MOHAMMAD ME’ARI, Haifa.
- NABIL ASFOUR.
- ANIS SHAQOUR, Acre.
- KAMEL DAHER, Nazareth.
- HASSAN NASSAR, Nazareth.
- ALI RAFI’, Haifa.
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Members of the Municipal Council of Nazareth:
- KHALIL KHOURY.
- NAJIB EL-FAHUM.
- HUSEIN ABU-ASSAD.
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Members of other Local Councils:
- YOUSEF SHEHADEH, Kufr Yasif.
- KEMAL GHATTAS, Rameh.
- ABDUL-RAHIM A’ZEM, Taibeh.
- ABDUL-HAMID ABU-AITA, Taibeh.
- ASSAD YOUSEF KAN’ANEH, Yaft-el-Nassra.
- NAEF SALEH SALEEM, Pke’in.
- MOHAMMAD HADDAD, Ramleh – Histadrut Council.
- ASSAD MAKI, Tel Aviv-Jaffa – Member, District Committee, C.P.
- IBRAHEEM BIADSEH, Baqa El-Gharbiah.
- MOHAMMAD SHREIDI, Umm el-Fahm.
- MAHMOUD AGBARIEH, Umm el-Fahm.
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Note: These persons are amongst over 800 persons whom the army authorities have served with administrative orders – in accordance with Emergency (Defence) Regulations, 1945 – not to leave their towns or villages except by special police permit. Many of them are denied these permits.
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Ghassan Fawzi, a founding member of Abna al-Balad Movement in Umm al-Fahm, commented on Matzpen’s Facebook page on Dec. 20, 2022: