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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Israel releases Palestinian ex-negotiator in East Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Palestinian cartographer who was arrested by Israeli authorities says he has been released from custody and will be allowed to reopen his East Jerusalem office.
Police broke into the office of Khalil Tufagji early Tuesday, accusing him of conducting illegal political activity on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
Tufagji says he was questioned by police for several hours before he was released.
He says: “I proved that I have no direct connection with the Palestinian Authority. We are an NGO funded by foreign donors.”
Tufagji is a former peace negotiator and is considered the foremost Palestinian expert on Israeli settlements.
He says he will reopen his office on Thursday.
— AP
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