
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Elder of Ziyon
The dictatorship known as the Palestinian Authority has arrested Nizar Banat, a vociferous critics of the PA, for criticizing their resumption of security and financial cooperation with Israel.
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He was arrested on Friday after posting a video on Facebook complaining about the decision.
On Saturday, his detention was extended by another 48 hours and he started a hunger strike.
He was charged with "defaming the Palestinian authority," a crime under the very expansive cybercrime law of the PA.
Banat has been arrested numerous times before, most recently in August when he criticized corruption in the PA.
While some militant groups and media in the territories have criticized these arrests, the English language media and international human rights organizations are typically silent for his many arrests.

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