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MOHAMMED ASSAF

EDM (Early Day Motion) 307: tabled on 26 June 2013

Tabled in the 2013-14 session.

This motion has been signed by 13 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House applauds the success of Mohammed Assaf, a 23 year old singer from Gaza, winner of the Arab Idol television talent contest; notes the joy that his success has brought to the 13,000 refugees that make up Gaza since Israel’s formation in 1948; and commends his celebration of Palestinian identity, notably in his songs which stress Palestinian history and struggles of his people against Israeli occupation.