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Israel releases Palestinian journalist Abed Abou Shhadeh
Israeli authorities have released Abed Abou Shhadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and journalist for Arab48, following five days of detention without charge. Abou Shhadeh was held in a Shin Bet intelligence facility in Petah Tikva after his home in Jaffa was raided by security forces.
The investigation reportedly centered on a podcast interview Abou Shhadeh conducted in Qatar with Palestinian intellectual Azmi Bishara. Authorities had suspected him of “contact with a foreign agent” and receiving funds from foreign sources to influence Arab voters in Israel.
Legal counsel and the human rights group Adalah have condemned the arrest, describing it as an arbitrary detention and a criminalization of political expression. They argued that the investigation was based on a public conversation and lacked evidence, characterizing the move as an attempt to intimidate Arab society.
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Abed Abou Shhadeh · Adalah · Arab48 · Azmi Bishara · Israel · Shin Bet
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- [● 4 SOURCES] Israeli authorities released Abed Abou Shhadeh after five days of detention. www.aljazeera.com · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · jamaicainquirer.com · haitigazette.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Abou Shhadeh was detained on suspicion of “contact with a foreign agent”. www.aljazeera.com · jamaicainquirer.com · haitigazette.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The detention was based on a public conversation Abou Shhadeh had with Azmi Bishara in Qatar. www.aljazeera.com · jamaicainquirer.com · haitigazette.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Tel Aviv Magistrate Court approved the detention until Sunday. lajornadasanluis.com.mx
- [● 3 SOURCES] Abou Shhadeh stated his detention was a political measure to intimidate Arab society. www.aljazeera.com · jamaicainquirer.com · haitigazette.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Abou Shhadeh was suspected of receiving money from foreign sources to support Israel’s Arab voters. www.aljazeera.com · jamaicainquirer.com · haitigazette.com