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Israel raids office of Palestinian Jerusalem governor
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Israeli forces raided the offices of the Paleostinian governor of Jerusalem on Sunday, authorities said, after reports of an investigation related to a land sale.Israeli authorities confirmed the raid in al-Ram, just on the other side of Israel’s separation wall from Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, but provided few details. It came after Israel’s detention of the Paleostinian governor, Adnan Gheith, on October 20. He was released two days later. The Paleostinian Authority’s (PA) Jerusalem affairs minister, Adnan al-Husseini, told AFP that Israeli forces confiscated documents and material during the raid. The same building houses his ministry and the governor’s office, both of which he said were raided in the first such Israeli action. Paleostinian government front man Yusuf Mahmud said it was a "dangerous escalation of the occupation and a flagrant violation of all international laws and agreements". Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security agency said in a statement a joint raid with police and the army was over "illegal activity by the PA in Jerusalem". It said "various materials were seized which will be examined by security bodies." Asked to specify which illegal activity, the Shin Bet said only that all the Paleostinian Authority’s activity in Jerusalem was illegal. PA wages campaign against Palestinians selling lands to Jews in east J'lem [Ynet] After Palestinian Authority detains east Jerusalem resident on suspicion of selling lands to Jews, security forces raid Palestinian General Intelligence offices, confiscating computers and documents; 2 Palestinians wounded during the raid. Posted by: Fred 2018-11-05 |
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