Dr. Amineh Abu-Zayyad is a Palestinian

Palestinian people

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-born Arab

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 and former wife of the former British Respect

RESPECT The Unity Coalition

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 Member of Parliament

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 George Galloway

George Galloway

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. Zayyad is a biologist

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 by profession. She married Galloway in 1994 (Islamic marriage) & a Civil marriage in 2000. They had met at a political meeting in Glasgow

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 in 1991. "He was my hero," she says. "He did such a lot for the Palestinians." Zayyad announced her intention to file for divorce in May 2005, as a result of unreasonable behavior on his part.

Abu-Zayyad told the US Senate

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 committee investigating Galloway's alleged links to Iraq

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's Oil-for-Food Programme

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"I have never solicited or received from Iraq or anyone else any proceeds of any oil deals, either for myself or for my former husband."