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| Tulkarem men sentenced for Al-Aqsa Brigades membership |
| 2009-11-03 |
| [Ma'an] Israeli military courts sentenced two men from the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem to prison terms on Monday on charges of belonging to a banned organization. The Salem military court sentenced Bilal Rajab, 33, to 11 years in prison on the charge of membership in Fatah's armed wing, the Al-Aqsa Brigades. Rajab was detained by Israeli soldiers who raided his home in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on 26 October. He has been held in Israel's Meggido prison since then. Another man, Hasan Tahsin Salameh, was also sentenced to seven years in prison for membership in the Al-Aqsa Brigades. He is also currently in Meggido prison. |
| Posted by:Fred |