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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Arab Parties Protest Follow-up Committee Statement, Demand Apology

The Islamic Movement and the United Arab List (MOUHADA) are protesting the Follow-up Committee's statement, demanding an apology from its head, Jamal Zahalka. They claim the committee ignored the arrests of their activists while addressing other cases.

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Arab Parties Protest Follow-up Committee Statement, Demand Apology
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What happened

  1. 01The Islamic Movement and MOUHADA demand an apology from Jamal Zahalka, head of the Follow-up Committee.
  2. 02The parties accuse the committee of ignoring arrests of their activists while mentioning others.
  3. 03Three MOUHADA activists in the Negev were arrested during election day.
  4. 04Dozens of Islamic Movement and MOUHADA leaders and activists were also detained.
  5. 05The protest stems from differing views on the committee's handling of political arrests.

The protest centers on the committee's handling of political arrests and persecution. The article does not contain Zahalka's response to the demands.

Translated and summarized by baba from Al-Shams, the latest report. Read Al-Shams’s original

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