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| IDF Court sentences ex-Jenin mayor to 6 years in prison for Hamas ties |
| 2008-08-28 |
| An Israel Defense Forces court on Tuesday sentenced the former mayor of the northern West Bank town of Jenin, Hatam Ridah Grar to six years in prison and three years probation for ties he had with Hamas. The court's indictment read that Grar used his authority as mayor of Jenin to provide assistance to Hamas. On Sunday, Police shut down the offices of a central Islamic Movement sub-branch based in the northern Israeli Arab town of Umm al-Fahm, suspected of giving financial and logistical support to Hamas for their activities in Jerusalem. Large forces from the Valley District Police raided the offices of Al-Aqsa, the national organization's central body in the north, after Defense Minister Ehud Barak deemed it an "illegal organization. |
| Posted by:Fred |