BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS 1996
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SUBJECT: Islamic Bloc supporters cheer during the election debate. LOCATION/DATE: New Campus, 7 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 817/23a. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Islamic Bloc election sketch during the campaign. LOCATION AND DATE: In front of the Administration Building, New Campus, 6 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 812/34a. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Jerusalem and Return Bloc (pro-Fatah) election rally - the Assayil Dabka troupe. LOCATION/DATE: New Campus, 6 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 812/25a. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Homeland and Democracy Bloc (pro-PFLP) supporters at their election rally. The two banners in the back are from the Jerusalem and Return Bloc. LOCATION/DATE: New Campus, 6 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 811/36a. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Student Unity Bloc (pro-PPP) election rally. LOCATION/DATE: New Campus, 6 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 809/24a. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Abu Fazeh, spokesperson from the student Islamic Bloc, during the election debate. LOCATION/DATE: New Campus, 7 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 817/3. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: A painted election banner from the Homeland and Democracy Bloc (pro-PFLP), referring to the April 3rd demonstation when Birzeit students confronted Arafat in Ramallah. The speech bubble and banner in the real banner say: "No to a non-democratic society" and "No! No! Campus raids!". LOCATION/DATE: Omar Al-Aggad Engineering Building, New Campus, 6 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 808/16. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Election notice board, showing cartoons by the Islamic Bloc. Issues raised include student political prisoners held in Palestinian prisons, the peace process, and the relationship between the Israelis and Palestinians.
LOCATION/DATE: Outside the Administration Building, New Campus, 6 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 808/35. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Election Day. A student votes at one of the two polling stations on campus. LOCATION/DATE: Kamal Nasser Auditorium, New Campus, 8 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 815/25. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: The counting of the votes. Ballot papers are counted by an optical mark reader and results are processed by computer. LOCATION/DATE: Science Building, New Campus, 8 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 815/8. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Walid Wahdan from the pro-Fatah Jerusalem and return Bloc, concedes victory with the words, "Today has been a feast of democracy." To his right, Dr. Ahmed Baker (Vice President for Academic Affairs), Abu Fazeh (Islamic Bloc) and Albert Aghazarian (Director of Public Relations). LOCATION/DATE: The steps of the Administration Building, New Campus, 8 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 816/15a. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
SUBJECT: Students go wild as the election results are announced. Over 2,500 turned out. LOCATION/DATE: In front of the Administration Building, New Campus, 8 May 1996. PHOTO ORDER NUMBER: 816/20a. CREDIT: Yasser Darweesh.
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