Journalist Released After Arrest, Claims "Witch Hunt" by Shin Bet
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Journalist Abd Abu Shihadah was released after five days of detention on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent. He was arrested following an interview with former MK Azmi Bishara. Abu Shihadah described his arrest as a "witch hunt" by the Shin Bet aimed at silencing Arab society and delegitimizing their vote.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Journalist Abd Abu Shihadah was released after five days of detention.
- He was arrested on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent.
- The arrest followed an interview with former MK Azmi Bishara.
- Abu Shihadah called his detention a "witch hunt" by the Shin Bet.
- He claims the Shin Bet is trying to silence Arab society and delegitimize their vote.
Journalist Abd Abu Shihadah was released from detention five days after his arrest on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent. His detention followed an interview he conducted with former Knesset member Azmi Bishara, a founder of the Balad party. Upon his release, Abu Shihadah stated, "I have now emerged from a false arrest of several days. A political investigation, completely baseless. A witch hunt by the Shin Bet in service of the Prime Minister, who is trying to threaten and silence us, and to delegitimize the very vote of Arab society." He added, "No persecution will succeed in silencing us."
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