Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners
Raid on Educational Bookshop branches described by rights groups as attempt to create ‘culture of fear’ among Palestinian intellectualsIsraeli police have raided the leading Palestinian-owned bookshop in occupied East Jerusalem and detained two of its owners, arrests that rights groups and leading intellectuals said were designed to create a “culture of fear” among Palestinians.Police officers ransacked two branches of the Educational Bookshop on Sunday afternoon, using Google Translate to examine the stock, then detaining Mahmoud Muna, 41, and his nephew Ahmed Muna, 33, on suspicion of “violating public order”. Continue reading...
Raid on Educational Bookshop branches described by rights groups as attempt to create ‘culture of fear’ among Palestinian intellectuals
Israeli police have raided the leading Palestinian-owned bookshop in occupied East Jerusalem and detained two of its owners, arrests that rights groups and leading intellectuals said were designed to create a “culture of fear” among Palestinians.
Police officers ransacked two branches of the Educational Bookshop on Sunday afternoon, using Google Translate to examine the stock, then detaining Mahmoud Muna, 41, and his nephew Ahmed Muna, 33, on suspicion of “violating public order”. Continue reading...
