Israel briefly detains 4 Palestinian journalists in Jerusalem 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseIsrael detained four Palestinian journalists in Jerusalem Friday for several hours over “illegal activity” connected with the Palestinian Authority, a police spokesman said. According to the Palestinian ministry of information, the four are Christine Rinawi, Dana Abu Shamsiyeh, Ameer Abed Rabbo and Ali Yassin, who work in the city for Palestinian Authority-funded Palestine TV. Last month, Israel shut down the Jerusalem office of Palestine TV, with Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan accusing it of producing anti-Israel content. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Friday that “the journalists were detained in connection with illegal activity by the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem,” without providing further details.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 06, 2019 15:00 UTC