<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Over 100 Palestinian NGOs call for political&nbsp;reconciliation]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Published yesterday (updated) 21/07/2011 19:11<br />
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<p>GAZA CITY (Ma’an) &#8212; Over 100 Palestinian NGOs issued a call on Wednesday urging the implementation of political reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah.</p>
<p>The call &#8220;to bring success to the reconciliation agreement nationally and democratically&#8221; was signed by over 100 NGOs in Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank.</p>
<p>The signatories urged both parties to develop the agreement and form a government of technocrats and professionals without delay, noting that the longer the process dragged on the more negative the effect would be on the Palestinian people.</p>
<p>The statement called for the reactivation of the Palestinian Legislative Council, the reopening of non-governmental societies and unions, and an end to restrictions on press freedom, publishing and peaceful gatherings.</p>
<p>The signatories also called for the cancellation of laws which negatively impacted upon democratic and civil life, above all legislation which affected the independence and operational capacity of NGOs.</p>
<p><strong>Amongst the signatories were:</strong></p>
<p>Gaza Community Mental Health Program<br />
Culture and Free Thought Association<br />
Society of Palestinian farmers<br />
Addameer &#8211; human rights association<br />
Applied Research Institute &#8211; Jerusalem<br />
Palestinian Medical Relief Society<br />
Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center<br />
Palestinian Center for Human Rights<br />
DCI-Palestine</p>
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