Raghib al-Alami was the mayor of

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between 1965 and 1970. He was appointed by the

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ian government while the

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was under Egyptian control. He served office when

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occupied Gaza during the 1967

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with Egypt. Alami maintained a policy of not entering Israel proper after Gaza was occupied, but entered on 11 January 1970 to petition the Israeli authorities to discontinue the practice of destroying Palestinian houses in retaliation for

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attacks. During his time in office, his son was imprisoned by the Israeli authorities and his car, truck, factory and citrus trees had been confiscated because he refused to make a deal with Israel on Gaza's electricity. After Alami challenged Israel's move to connect the Gaza Strip to Israel's electricity grid, he was dismissed from the municipality. He was replaced by an Israeli military officer until Israel appointed Rashad al-Shawa mayor of Gaza.Gordon, 2008, p. 99.

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