Jerusalem police prevent two PA officials holding press conference
Pair were arrested, then escorted back to West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice on Thursday detained two senior Palestinian Authority officials who were on their way to hold a press conference in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.
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A police spokesperson said Palestinian Construction and Housing Minister Maher Ghonaim and deputy information minister Mahmoud Khalifa were detained for attempting to hold a unauthorized press conference.
According to Ma’an News, the two were held in Jerusalem’s Russian Compound before being escorted to the Hizme crossing and back to PA-controlled territory.
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