Israeli Arrests in West Bank Threaten to Disrupt Palestinians Election
Israeli Arrests in West Bank Threaten to Disrupt Palestinians Election Sanaa Alswerky If Israel continues to impede vote, it must expect devastating results, Palestinian academic says [Gaza City] Over the past few months, Israeli forces in the West Bank have arrested a number of Palestinian citizens and candidates in the parliamentary election scheduled for May 22. On Monday evening, in the latest incident, Najeh Asi, a member of Hamas’ “Al-Quds [Jerusalem] Is Our Destiny” candidates list, was taken into custody in Ramallah. Fatah activists also have been arrested, including Awad al-S...