Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
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Biographical Information
• Born 1962 in Rafa
Personal History
• Member of Fatah High Committee
• Previously worked for Preventive Security Service
• Former director of Police Investigative Department
• Secretary General of the Palestinian Prisoners Society
Source Achievements and Awards
Parliamentarian – National List
Notable Quotes
On his side, Mr. Majed Abu Shammala, Secretary General of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, praised Abu Motlaq's efforts in defending the cause of the Palestinian prisoners, and his continuous efforts to provide better living conditions for them inside their prisons and detention centers.
Abu Shammala called on the new Palestinian cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) not to commit to any security promises nor implement the Roadmap until signs of mutual trust and facilities have been shown by the Israeli government, represented mainly in the release of Palestinian prisoners, and lifting the embargos and closures on the Palestinian territories.
In addition, Mr. Abu Shammala called also on the Palestinian people to adhere to the cause of the Palestinian prisoners, and work together in harmony to join the campaign to release the Palestinian prisoners, who spent many years in the occupation prisons.
--International Press Center, May 6, 2003
“This is an unprecedented measure aimed at closing the Rafah crossing. Israel tried many times to impose Abu-Salim crossing as the only entry, but failed” regarding the Israeli suggestion that Palestinians trapped in Egypt use the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, and not the Rafah crossing
-- Palestinian Ma'an News Agency, July 7, 2006.
We need a national program "under which we can cancel all private agendas and achieve the national and public interest."
-- al-Ayyam, May 10, 2006
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