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Mon 09 Sep 2009Israeli peace activist Nawi to be sentenced today
ISRAELI PEACE activist Ezra Nawi, who will be sentenced in the Jerusalem magistrate’s court this morning, hopes the massive show of support he has received from left-wing and gay activists worldwide, will persuade the judges not to impose the maximum two-year prison term.
Mr Nawi (57), the former partner of Senator David Norris, was found guilty at the Jerusalem magistrate’s court in March of disturbing the peace and attacking two border policemen during a protest against the destruction of Palestinian homes in the West Bank two years ago.
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