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Jamal Tirawi

b. 1966

Palestinian politician

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About Jamal Tirawi

Born 1966. Jamal Tirawi is a politician and leader.

Jamal Tirawi (; born 1966) is a Palestinian lawmaker.

He is member of Fatah. He is a former member and spokesman for Fatah in the Palestinian Legislative Council and former spokesman for Fatah in that body. He is also a former leader of the Palestinian General Intelligence service He is also a former commander in the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.

Tirawi's cousin, Tawfiq Tirawi, is the current intelligence chief.

In a Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) session to discuss Mahmoud Abbas's proposal to hold a referendum on 26 July 2006, Tirawi said that, "the role of the PLC is to activate the dialogue between Palestinians and it is the right of the Palestinian Authority chairman to call a referendum...We, as Palestinians, have the right to give our answers in the referendum. A referendum doesn't mean stopping the dialogue."

In 2005, Tirawi was accused of recruiting a Palestinian teenager, Salah al Jitan, to perform a suicide attack. The teenage reported to interrogators that Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade leaders pressured him to perform a suicide bombing after he fought with his father, threatening to kill him or release a statement accusing him of being a collaborator with Israel if he did not carry out the order. Tirawi, disputed the Israeli account, saying that, "the Israelis are liars," and that the boy had actually come to the brigades volunteering to perform an attack but that the brigades refused to use him since he was the only son in the family.

In August, 2007 Tirawi was found guilty of being an accomplice in a 2002 suicide attack. In the attack, an al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade member left Tirawi's home in Nabulus, and performed the attack in Israel, blowing himself up in the Bialik Café, a coffee shop in Tel Aviv. Israeli woman Rachel Tcherkhi was killed in the attack and 29 others were injured.

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Important facts

Born
1966
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Nationality
Palestine

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jamal Tirawi?

Palestinian politician

When was Jamal Tirawi born?

Jamal Tirawi was born in 1966.

What is Jamal Tirawi's occupation?

Jamal Tirawi is a politician and leader.

What nationality is Jamal Tirawi?

Jamal Tirawi's recorded nationality: Palestine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jamal Tirawi

· Wikidata: Q6127621

· DBpedia: Jamal Tirawi

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