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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Adnan Ghaith

Adnan Ghaith during a court appearance following his arrest in Jerusalem, November, 2018. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
July 20, 2020, 8:54 pm
Palestinian Jerusalem governor said probed by Israel over ‘terrorism’
Attorney for Adnan Ghaith says it is the first time in a history of multiple arrests that his client has been investigated on terror-related offenses
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith. (Screenshot: YouTube)
April 5, 2020, 2:59 pm
Israel again detains Palestinian governor of Jerusalem
Adnan Ghaith has been arrested at least seven times over the past 18 months for forbidden political activity and alleged incitement
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Palestinian Authority Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Fadi al-Hadami. (YouTube)
September 25, 2019, 1:58 pm
Israel arrests PA minister for conducting political activity in Jerusalem
Jerusalem PA governor Adnan Ghaith sought for same offense; Palestinian official says arrest meant to stop ‘social and cultural activities’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this photo taken on November 11, 2018, PA President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech after laying a wreath at the tomb of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat inside the Mukataa compound, in the the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
February 27, 2019, 10:49 pm
Palestinian Authority refuses tax revenues from Israel
As Israel begins to withhold $138 million monthly over terrorists’ stipends, Ramallah looks to up pressure by threatening PA’s collapse
By Agencies
An Israeli policeman watches over the Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem governor, Adnan Ghaith, during a court appearance following his arrest in Jerusalem, November 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
February 27, 2019, 9:51 am
Israel said to arrest PA Jerusalem governor, lawyer
Adnan Ghaith reportedly under investigation over Palestinian Authority action to counter land sales to Jews in the east of the city
By ToI Staff
Issam Akel (Screenshot/Wattan News Agency)
January 17, 2019, 9:50 pm
PA said to deport Palestinian-American it jailed for selling land to Jews
According to TV report, US and Israeli pressure leads to Issam Akel being handed over to Americans less than 3 weeks after he was sentenced to life in prison
By ToI Staff and Adam Rasgon
Issam Akel (Screenshot/Wattan News Agency)
January 2, 2019, 11:55 pm
PA said seeking to deport Palestinian-American jailed for selling land to Jews
‘He has become a burden,’ Israeli TV quotes a Palestinian official as saying of Issam Akel, who was sentenced to life in prison and will reportedly be sent to the US
By ToI Staff and Adam Rasgon
Palestinian police officers gesture to journalists as they display three Palestinian men, standing against the wall at right, for the media after they were convicted by a tribunal of collaborating with Israel in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
December 31, 2018, 7:51 pm
Family surprised by life sentence for Palestinian-American over land sale
Jalal Akel firmly denies his son sold land to Jewish Israelis in Jerusalem; PA official says Jerusalem man can appeal ruling
By Adam Rasgon
An Israeli policeman watches over the Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem governor, Adnan Ghaith, during a court appearance following his arrest in Jerusalem, November 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
December 2, 2018, 2:50 pm
Court orders release of Jerusalem Palestinian Authority official
Judges also cut loose 9 East Jerusalem residents arrested last week on suspicion of supporting and serving in PA security forces
By Adam Rasgon
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks to members of the Christian press, during an event in Jerusalem, October 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 28, 2018, 3:25 pm
US envoy tells PA to free US citizen arrested for selling Old City home to Jews
David Friedman says Issam Akel’s 2-month detention over Jerusalem property deal is ‘antithetical’ to US values and ‘peaceful coexistence’
By ToI Staff
The Palestinian ID card of an East Jerusalem resident who police said illegally worked for the PA security forces, seen on November 26, 2018. (Israel Police)
November 26, 2018, 11:59 am
Israel arrests 32 East Jerusalem residents for serving in PA security forces
Police say suspects violated Oslo-era law banning Palestinian Authority from operating inside Israel; top Ramallah official detained for apparently similar reasons over weekend
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith. (Screenshot: YouTube)
November 25, 2018, 1:14 pm
Israel rearrests PA Jerusalem official, reportedly over land sales
Security forces say Adnan Ghaith is being held on ‘money-related issues,’ but reports say case is connected to sale of property to a Jewish buyer
By ToI Staff and AFP
Palestinians detained by police for taking part in a conference in East Jerusalem, November 1, 2018 (Courtesy)
November 2, 2018, 9:29 am
Israel breaks up PA-led conference in East Jerusalem, arrests local governor
Public security minister says meeting in Ras al-Amud sought to advance PA efforts to erode Israeli sovereignty over capital’s east
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith. (Screenshot: YouTube)
October 22, 2018, 10:58 pm
Israel releases PA Jerusalem official held over reported abduction
Israeli authorities also free a PA intelligence official; Ghaith’s lawyer says client’s arrest related to the sale of a home in Jerusalem’s Old City to Jews
By Adam Rasgon
Illustrative: Israeli border police officers stand guard in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
October 22, 2018, 5:02 am
Lawyer says top PA officials held by Israel suspected of kidnapping US citizen
Victim, who also has Israeli ID card, believed to have angered Palestinians by helping sell Arab home in Jerusalem’s Old City to Jewish buyers
By ToI Staff
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