Ghassan Shakaa
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Ghassan Shakaa (Arabic: غسان الشكعة, Ghassān Shak’ā) (born 1943) is the former mayor of Nablus, one of the largest cities in the West Bank. Former Nablus mayor Bassam Shaka is his uncle. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat.[1] His brother was assassinated by still an unknown group. Ghassan published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.[2]
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- West Bank mayor quits in protest, BBC News, February 28, 2004
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