MP Rajoub: Israel’s detention of women in al-Khalil is a "crime"

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  • August 28, 2018
MP Rajoub: Israel’s detention of women in al-Khalil is a "crime"

Palestinian lawmaker Nayef al-Rajoub has condemned Israel’s detention campaign against Palestinian women in al-Khalil as “a crime,” calling for necessarily taking legal action against Israel with international courts.
In a press release, Rajoub said that Israel’s recent targeting of female journalists and activists in al-Khalil aims to dissuade them from exposing its crimes and violations against the Palestinian people.
The lawmaker called for launching popular and media campaigns to pressure the occupation state to end its violations against Palestinian women.

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