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  Police disperse 'Palestinian Culture Festival' events
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Last EditedPenguin  Mar 21, 2009 02:55pm
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MediaNewspaper - Ha Aretz
News DateSaturday, March 21, 2009 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionJerusalem Police on Saturday dispersed a number of small events staged as part of the Palestinian Culture Festival, meant to declare the city "the capital of Arabic culture for 2009."

As of Saturday afternoon, police had shut down eight events and arrested 20 people, believed to be the events' organizers.

Among the people detained were two employees of Al-Quds University, who were planning to hand out T-shirts promoting the festival.
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