Mayor of the West Bank town of Nablus Ghasan Shakah is scheduled to speak at a dinner banquet in Chicago, USA on Sunday, June on the extensive anti-Arab policies employed by the Israeli occupation and discuss the day-to-day suffering of the people of his city.
According to a statemnet by the organizers, e-mailed to Albawaba.com, a press confernce will aslo be held ahead of the banquet.
The Chicago Association of Arab Journalists and Communicators, which orginzes the gathering, will issue information on the press conference.
According to the statemnet, “in the event that Israel prohibits Mayor Shakah's travels to Chicago (denying him an exit visa), he will conduct an interview by telephone from Nablus – Albawaba.com
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