Israeli authorities claim Abed Abou Shhadeh took funds from foreign entities to aid Arab-Israeli voters, pointing to an interview he conducted with intellectual Azmi Bishara. The defense organization Adalah rejected the accusations as baseless fabrications and confirmed that a search of Abou Shhadeh's home yielded no money or illicit evidence. Outside the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court, Palestinian and Jewish demonstrators gathered on Wednesday to protest the detention. Abou Shhadeh's legal team has announced plans to appeal the court ruling that keeps him detained until November 8.
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Lawyers argue Israeli interrogators focused entirely on Abou Shhadeh's legitimate media w…: Lawyers argue Israeli interrogators focused entirely on Abou Shhadeh's legitimate media work rather than security threats.
Rights advocates view the state's actions as a strategy to delegitimize Arab voters and s…: Rights advocates view the state's actions as a strategy to delegitimize Arab voters and silence Palestinian media figures.
Abou Shhadeh's defense team plans an immediate appeal against the extended detention orde…: Abou Shhadeh's defense team plans an immediate appeal against the extended detention order issued by the court.
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Rights group says the journalist’s arrest over an interview with Azmi Bishara is a bid to silence Palestinians.
An Israeli court has extended the detention of Palestinian journalist and political activist Abed Abou Shhadeh who was arrested this week.
Abou Shhadeh was detained after Israeli security forces raided his home in Jaffa overnight on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court ruled that he will remain in custody until Sunday, November 8.
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Police had requested an eight-day extension to his detention on suspicion of “contact with a foreign agent”. The legal rights group Adalah, which is part of his defence team, said it would appeal.
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