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'''Elias Daoud Khoury''' ({{langx|ar|الياس داؤد خوري}}, {{langx|he|אליאס ח'ורי}}) is an [[Arab-Israeli]] [[Jerusalem]]-based lawyer.<ref name="apologies">{{cite news |date=April 26, 2004 |last=Regular |first=Arnon |url= | '''Elias Daoud Khoury''' ({{langx|ar|الياس داؤد خوري}}, {{langx|he|אליאס ח'ורי}}) is an [[Arab-Israeli]] [[Jerusalem]]-based lawyer.<ref name="apologies">{{cite news |date=April 26, 2004 |last=Regular |first=Arnon |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/1.961824 |script-title=he:אבי הנרצח: ההתנצלות לא מתקבלת |language=he |trans-title=Father of the Murdered: Apologies Will Not be Accepted |newspaper=[[Haaretz]] |accessdate=February 21, 2008}}</ref> He specializes in [[real property law]]. Elias made appeals several times to the [[Supreme Court of Israel]], and has had [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] politicians among his clients in Israeli courts.<ref name="Sorry">{{cite news |publisher=[[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]] at the [[Center for Special Studies]] (C.S.S.) |url=http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/c_t/khouri.htm |title=Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Murder Israeli Arab Student in Jerusalem |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626215617/http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/c_t/khouri.htm |archivedate=June 26, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Fear">{{cite news |last=Weingarten |first=Gene |authorlink=Gene Weingarten |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/409697630 <!-- http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A15004-2004Aug19--> |title=Fear Itself, Learning to live in the age of terrorism |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 22, 2004 |page=W.18 |access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> Elias gained fame in the 1970s when he led a legal battle against the Israeli settlers of [[Sebastia, Nablus|Sebastia]] and [[Elon Moreh]]. | ||
== Early life and career == | == Early life and career == | ||
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Both Khoury's father and son were killed in [[Palestinian terror]] attacks. Khoury's father, Daoud Khoury, was killed when a [[Zion Square refrigerator bombing|booby-trapped refrigerator exploded]] in [[Zion Square]].<ref name= bereavement/> Elias' son, [[George Khoury (murder victim)|George Khoury]], was killed by [[Firearm|gunfire]] on 19 March 2004, while jogging in the neighborhood of [[French Hill (neighborhood)|French Hill]] in Jerusalem.<ref name= bereavement>{{cite news|url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/54/ART2/232/003.html|title='פלסטיני לטוב ולרע': השכול האישי של עו"ד אליאס חורי|quote=לעו"ד אליאס חורי יש חלק נכבד במשפחת השכול: אביו נהרג בפיגוע של הפת"ח בשנת 1975. בנו גורג' נרצח על ידי בני עמו כמעט 30 שנה מאוחר יותר. עכשיו, כחלק מההתמודדות עם השכול תרגם חורי לערבית את ספרו של עמוס עוז 'סיפור על אהבה וחושך'.|trans-title='Palestinian for good and for bad': The personal bereavement of Attn. Elias Khoury|first=Eli|last=Oshrov|newspaper=[[Makor Rishon]]|date=13 April 2011}}</ref> The [[Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade]], the military branch of the [[Fatah]] movement, claimed responsibility. After it became clear that the victim was an [[Arab]] it apologized, and offered to declare him a martyr for the Palestinian cause.<ref name="Sorry"/><ref name="Thought">{{cite news |last1=Yamin-Wolvovitz |first1=T |last2=Ottamana |first2=M |url=http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=20155 |title=Al Aqsa Brigades kill Israeli Arab they thought was Jewish |publisher=Independent Media Review Analysis |date=20 March 2004 |accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> "This is a barbaric act that will not change my world view, which includes deep faith in Palestinian rights," said Khoury.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=8 November 2004 |title=The Spirit Level: Amos Oz writes the story of Israel |author=David Remnick |authorlink=David Remnick |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/11/08/041108fa_fact?currentPage=11 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |accessdate=10 August 2014}}</ref> | Both Khoury's father and son were killed in [[Palestinian terror]] attacks. Khoury's father, Daoud Khoury, was killed when a [[Zion Square refrigerator bombing|booby-trapped refrigerator exploded]] in [[Zion Square]].<ref name= bereavement/> Elias' son, [[George Khoury (murder victim)|George Khoury]], was killed by [[Firearm|gunfire]] on 19 March 2004, while jogging in the neighborhood of [[French Hill (neighborhood)|French Hill]] in Jerusalem.<ref name= bereavement>{{cite news|url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/54/ART2/232/003.html|title='פלסטיני לטוב ולרע': השכול האישי של עו"ד אליאס חורי|quote=לעו"ד אליאס חורי יש חלק נכבד במשפחת השכול: אביו נהרג בפיגוע של הפת"ח בשנת 1975. בנו גורג' נרצח על ידי בני עמו כמעט 30 שנה מאוחר יותר. עכשיו, כחלק מההתמודדות עם השכול תרגם חורי לערבית את ספרו של עמוס עוז 'סיפור על אהבה וחושך'.|trans-title='Palestinian for good and for bad': The personal bereavement of Attn. Elias Khoury|first=Eli|last=Oshrov|newspaper=[[Makor Rishon]]|date=13 April 2011}}</ref> The [[Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade]], the military branch of the [[Fatah]] movement, claimed responsibility. After it became clear that the victim was an [[Arab]] it apologized, and offered to declare him a martyr for the Palestinian cause.<ref name="Sorry"/><ref name="Thought">{{cite news |last1=Yamin-Wolvovitz |first1=T |last2=Ottamana |first2=M |url=http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=20155 |title=Al Aqsa Brigades kill Israeli Arab they thought was Jewish |publisher=Independent Media Review Analysis |date=20 March 2004 |accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> "This is a barbaric act that will not change my world view, which includes deep faith in Palestinian rights," said Khoury.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=8 November 2004 |title=The Spirit Level: Amos Oz writes the story of Israel |author=David Remnick |authorlink=David Remnick |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/11/08/041108fa_fact?currentPage=11 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |accessdate=10 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
In the framework of his public activities, he has expressed concerns about the impacts of the lack of Arab participation in the urban politics of Jerusalem, while expressing an understanding of the rationale. In 2008, he expressed concerns with a planned real estate deal between his own [[Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem]] and the State of Israel.<ref>{{cite news |author=Meron Rapoport |date=May 9, 2008 |url= | In the framework of his public activities, he has expressed concerns about the impacts of the lack of Arab participation in the urban politics of Jerusalem, while expressing an understanding of the rationale. In 2008, he expressed concerns with a planned real estate deal between his own [[Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem]] and the State of Israel.<ref>{{cite news |author=Meron Rapoport |date=May 9, 2008 |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/981824.html |script-title=he:למכירה בבירה: שכונת יוקרה במחיר מציאה |language=he |trans-title=For Rent in the Capital: Luxury Neighborhood at Bargain Price |newspaper=[[Haaretz]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605060027/http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/981824.html |archivedate=June 5, 2011}}<!-- similar title http://www.haaretz.com/business/luxury-project-in-the-capital-offers-great-views-at-a-bargain-and-a-price-1.244218 "Luxury project in the capital offers great views at a bargain - and a price" does not reference here --></ref> | ||
On 6 March 2010, ''The New York Times'' reported that Khoury had paid to have [[Amos Oz]]'s ''[[A Tale of Love and Darkness]]'' translated into Arabic and distributed in [[Beirut]] and other Arab capitals.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news |title=Palestinian Sees Lesson Translating an Israeli's Work |author=Ethan Bronner |authorlink=Ethan Bronner |date=6 March 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/world/middleeast/07khoury.html?ref=global-home |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> Of his decision to pay for the translation and publication of the book, Khoury said: "This book tells the history of the rebirth of the Jewish people. We can learn from it how a people like the Jewish people emerged from the tragedy of the Holocaust and were able to reorganize themselves and build their country and become an independent people. If we can't learn from that, we will not be able to do anything for our independence."<ref name="New York Times"/> | On 6 March 2010, ''The New York Times'' reported that Khoury had paid to have [[Amos Oz]]'s ''[[A Tale of Love and Darkness]]'' translated into Arabic and distributed in [[Beirut]] and other Arab capitals.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news |title=Palestinian Sees Lesson Translating an Israeli's Work |author=Ethan Bronner |authorlink=Ethan Bronner |date=6 March 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/world/middleeast/07khoury.html?ref=global-home |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> Of his decision to pay for the translation and publication of the book, Khoury said: "This book tells the history of the rebirth of the Jewish people. We can learn from it how a people like the Jewish people emerged from the tragedy of the Holocaust and were able to reorganize themselves and build their country and become an independent people. If we can't learn from that, we will not be able to do anything for our independence."<ref name="New York Times"/> | ||
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Elias Daoud Khoury (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is an Arab-Israeli Jerusalem-based lawyer.[1] He specializes in real property law. Elias made appeals several times to the Supreme Court of Israel, and has had Palestinian politicians among his clients in Israeli courts.[2][3] Elias gained fame in the 1970s when he led a legal battle against the Israeli settlers of Sebastia and Elon Moreh.
Early life and career
Elias Khoury was born in the Galilee. His father lost the family land to Israel in the 1948 war, took citizenship in Israel, and believed he could work patiently through Israeli law to get his land back.[4] Elias studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and lived in the Beit Hanina and Shuafat neighborhoods of Jerusalem.[1]
Khoury has a practice in Jerusalem, formerly in its Eastern part and now in the West, specializing in real property law. He has represented clients at all Israeli court levels, including the Supreme Court of Israel, as well as in planning commissions.
Terror victims in the family and activism
Both Khoury's father and son were killed in Palestinian terror attacks. Khoury's father, Daoud Khoury, was killed when a booby-trapped refrigerator exploded in Zion Square.[5] Elias' son, George Khoury, was killed by gunfire on 19 March 2004, while jogging in the neighborhood of French Hill in Jerusalem.[5] The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the military branch of the Fatah movement, claimed responsibility. After it became clear that the victim was an Arab it apologized, and offered to declare him a martyr for the Palestinian cause.[2][6] "This is a barbaric act that will not change my world view, which includes deep faith in Palestinian rights," said Khoury.[7]
In the framework of his public activities, he has expressed concerns about the impacts of the lack of Arab participation in the urban politics of Jerusalem, while expressing an understanding of the rationale. In 2008, he expressed concerns with a planned real estate deal between his own Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the State of Israel.[8]
On 6 March 2010, The New York Times reported that Khoury had paid to have Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness translated into Arabic and distributed in Beirut and other Arab capitals.[9] Of his decision to pay for the translation and publication of the book, Khoury said: "This book tells the history of the rebirth of the Jewish people. We can learn from it how a people like the Jewish people emerged from the tragedy of the Holocaust and were able to reorganize themselves and build their country and become an independent people. If we can't learn from that, we will not be able to do anything for our independence."[9]
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