The Palestinian journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh remains in Israeli detention Thursday
after Israeli authorities seized him Tuesday night at his home in Jaffa under suspicion of contact with a foreign agent. There were no updates in his case as of Thursday.Tthe Committee to Protect Journalists condemned his arrest and called for his release. “Journalists should not be punished for platforming views critical of the state...We demand the immediate unconditional release of Abu Shehadeh, the dropping of all charges against him, and an explanation of why he was targeted in what some have described as a political campaign.”
A judge extended Abu Shehadeh’s detention on Wednesday based on secret evidence... As JC reported, #AbuShehadeh told his lawyers that police and Shin Bet officers had interrogated him about an interview he hosted on his popular news podcast, with Azmi Bishara, the exiled co-founder of #Israel’s Balad party.
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