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'''Victor Hanna Batarseh''' ([[Arabic]],'''فيكتور بطارسة''') (born 1934) was the [[mayor]] of [[Bethlehem]] in the [[West Bank]] in the [[occupied Palestinian territories]], from 2005 until 2012. He was replaced by [[Vera Bonn]]. |
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| office = [[Bethlehem|Mayor of Bethlehem]] |
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| term_start = 2005 |
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| term_end = 2012 |
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| predecessor = [[Hanna Nasser]] |
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| successor = [[Vera Baboun]] |
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| party = [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|1|1}} |
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| birth_place = [[Bethlehem]] |
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'''Victor Hanna Batarseh''' ({{lang-ar|فيكتور بطارسة}}, born 1935) was the [[mayor]] of [[Bethlehem]] in the [[West Bank]], from 2005 until 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Batarseh |first=Bethlehem Mayor Victor |date=2012-06-28 |title=Bethlehem Mayor Victor Batarseh: Preserving a Palestinian identity |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/118251-bethlehem-mayor-victor-batarseh-preserving-a-palestinian-identity/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-09 |title=Why Do U.S. Officials Boycott Bethlehem's Mayor? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-do-us-officials-boyco_b_819501 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Vera Baboun]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Batarseh was born in a catholic family in Bethlehem and grew up in Jerusalem. In 1948 he moved to Egypt where he studied medicine at the [[Ein Shams University]] and then enlisted in the medical corps of the Jordanian army. He served as a hospital ward in the old city of Jerusalem. After 1967 he worked briefly in the Israeli health system, but left due to his political activities. He later emigrated to the US and currently holds a US citizenship. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Palestinian Christians]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://thehill.com/policy/international/118251-bethlehem-mayor-victor-batarseh-preserving-a-palestinian-identity/ article] by him in ''The Hill'' |
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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1976463,00.html News article in which Batarseh speaks about conditions], The Guardian, 12 December 2006. |
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*[http://www.palestine-pmc.com/details.asp?cat=7&id=145 Batarseh speaks about trip to US] |
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*{{fr}} [http://www.senat.fr/ga/ga72/ga7210.html F. Entretien avec M. Victor Batarseh, Maire de Bethléem], Sénat. |
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* [http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=249699 Bethlehem mayor calls for cultural boycott of Israel], The Jerusalem Post, 16 December 2011. |
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 16 April 2024
Victor Batarseh | |
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| Mayor of Bethlehem | |
| In office 2005–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hanna Nasser |
| Succeeded by | Vera Baboun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1935 Bethlehem |
| Political party | PFLP |
Victor Hanna Batarseh (Arabic: فيكتور بطارسة, born 1935) was the mayor of Bethlehem in the West Bank, from 2005 until 2012.[1][2] He was replaced by Vera Baboun.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Batarseh, Bethlehem Mayor Victor (2012-06-28). "Bethlehem Mayor Victor Batarseh: Preserving a Palestinian identity". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Why Do U.S. Officials Boycott Bethlehem's Mayor?". HuffPost. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
External links[edit]
- article by him in The Hill
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