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Political Advisor, Relative of Balad Party Head, Arrested on Foreign Agent Suspicion
Israeli security forces arrested political advisor Abd Abu Shahada on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent. Abu Shahada, a relative of Balad party head Sami Abu Shahada, recently returned from Qatar after interviewing former MK Azmi Bishara.
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What happened
- 01Political advisor Abd Abu Shahada arrested on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent.
- 02Abu Shahada is a relative of Balad party head Sami Abu Shahada.
- 03He recently returned from Qatar after interviewing former MK Azmi Bishara.
- 04His detention was extended by five days.
- 05His name surfaced in a prior Qatari funding case for the Balad party.
His detention was extended by five days, and authorities are investigating potential links to a previous case involving Qatari funding for the Balad party.
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