A member of the Palestinian parliament has been jailed for seven years by an Israeli military court for funding members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Hossam Khader, who represents the northern West Bank city of Nablus, was sentenced after being found guilty of "transferring funds to a terrorist organisation", an Israeli military spokeswoman said on Sunday. He is the second Palestinian MP to be jailed by Israel after fellow Fatah deputy Marwan Barghuti received five life sentences last year for anti-Israeli attacks.Khader was arrested in 2003 in Nablus and later charged with funding and having links to a banned "terrorist" organisation. Prosecutors alleged during the course of his trial, which began last year, that Khader had given members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades money to buy equipment such as bullets and bulletproof vests. One member of the al-Aqsa Brigades signed an affidavit claiming that Khader had given him 4000 shekels (about $900) to buy military equipment, but he later said that he had only made his accusation under duress. The verdict was condemned by the Palestinian Authority and parliamentary leaders as unlawful.