Press Advisory: Palestinian Media Relations for Israel’s Evacuation July to October 2005
By Diana Buttu
August 01, 2005

Please be advised of the following information with respect to Palestinian media relations for the period of Israel’s evacuation from its colonies situated in the Occupied Gaza Strip and selected colonies in the Occupied West Bank:

  1. Palestinian Representatives: The following representatives will be available to speak with members of the press prior to the evacuation:

    PA Minister of Civil Affairs, Mohammad Dahlan, is the Palestinian official responsible oversight of the Palestinian Technical Team addressing Israel's evacuation. All requests for interviews with him should be sent by fax to the attention of Diana Buttu at +972-8-284-4938. Telephone requests will not be accepted.

    Diana Buttu, Legal Advisor to Minister Dahlan (English). Ms Buttu may be reached on her Palestinian mobile number: +972-599-604-657

    Elias Zananiri, Advisor to Minister Dahlan (Arabic and Hebrew). Mr. Zananiri may be reached on his mobile numbers: +972-599-244-000 or +972-544-320-844

    Other Palestinian representatives will be available to the press during the evacuation. Their contact information will be provided at a later date.

  2. SMS Database
    Please contact Hind Barzaq at 08-284-4938 to add your mobile number to our SMS database.

  3. Tours
    Israel's "Disengagement" Plan involves not only the evacuation of Israel's Gazan colonies but the continued construction and expansion of colonies in the Occupied West Bank, particularly in East Jerusalem.

    Tours of Gaza: Please contact Zahia: +972-599-321-302

    Tours of East Jerusalem: Please contact Michael Tarazi, Legal Advisor to the Ministry of State for Jerusalem Affairs: +972-599-230-022

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