Military court sends leading Palestinian nonviolent activist to prison


March 21, 2018
Arthur Goodman
Munther Amirah is the chairman of the Palestinian Popular Committees in the West Bank. The terms of his sentence will make it impossible for him to continue organizing non-violent protests against the occupation.

Munther Amirah

Yael Marom, in +972, writes, “An Israeli military court sentenced Munther Amirah, one of the leading figures in the Palestinian popular struggle in the West Bank, to six months in prison on Wednesday. Amira was arrested in Bethlehem on December 27, 2017, during a demonstration against Trump’s declaration to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and in support of Ahed Tamimi.”

Like Tamimi, Amirah was denied bail and has been imprisoned since his arrest. He was indicted on over 10 counts of participating in illegal protests, throwing stones, and throwing a “flammable object” — a tear gas canister fired at him by Israeli soldiers — back at the soldiers. A plea bargain left him only with charges for organizing unauthorized marches and disturbing the peace.” (read more)

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