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Muslims walk near a shop belongs to Israelis during Ramadan in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on May 20, 2018. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.
PA releases Palestinian American sentenced to life for selling land to Jews
Issem Akel was prosecuted for selling an Arab-owned home in Jerusalem to the Ateret Cohanim organization, a yeshivah group that has bought properties in the Muslim quarter of the Old City.
Jackson Richman
Jan. 21, 2019
Muslims walk near a shop belongs to Israelis during Ramadan in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on May 20, 2018. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.
PA condemns Palestinian American to life sentence in prison for selling land to Jews
Issam Akel was arrested and put through a trial, despite the fact that he has U.S. citizenship, an Israeli ID card, and that the U.S. State Department and U.S. Ambassador to Israel demanded his release.
Dec. 31, 2018
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaking to the U.N. Security Council. Credit: Screenshot.
The Palestinian Authority’s apartheid land laws
The prosecution of Palestinians for selling land to Jews is not new and enjoys overwhelming Palestinian support.
Maurice Hirsch
Dec. 31, 2018