Israel Arrests Palestinian Governor in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, MINA – Israeli police Saw arrested Palestinian Governor in Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, for the second time in months, a spokesman said on Sunday, after reporting investigations regarding land sales.

The Arab News proclaimed that Adnan Gheith was arrested in East Jerusalem last night.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a statement, without giving further details.

On October 20, Gheith was detained for two days, interrogated before being released.

He was also interrogated several times in the past few weeks and his office was raided on November 4.

Israeli media reported that authorities have investigated the governor following the steps of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to arrest a man in October accused of involvement in the sale of property in east Jerusalem to a Jewish buyer.

The sales are considered treasonous among Palestinians who fear Israeli settlers buy property in East Jerusalem.

But among Israelis, they called for authorities to release the man arrested by the PA for the sale.
The Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported that the man is a Palestinian with US citizenship.

Fuad Hallaq, senior adviser to the Palestinian Liberation Organization in Jerusalem said he was convinced that the arrest of Governor Adnan Gheith is part of Israel’s efforts to pressure the Palestinian leader to release the man.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem in the Six Day War in 1967 and later annexed it in a move tha has never recognized by the international community.

The activities of the Palestinian Authority are prohibited in Jerusalem by Israel.

As a result, the PA has the Jerusalem minister of affairs and a governor of Jerusalem based in Al-Ram, exactly in another part of Israel’s separation wall in Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. (T/Sj/RS5)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)