The day Israel came for the booksellers: With a Palestinian coloring book as proof of ‘incitement,’ Israeli police raided East Jerusalem’s world-famous Educational Bookshop and arrested its owners (+972 Magazine, 2025-02-11)
https://www.972mag.com/educational-bookshop-east-jerusalem-raid-arrests/
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“Since an arrest on suspicion of incitement requires prior approval from the State Prosecutor’s Office, the shop’s owner, Mahmoud Muna, and his nephew, Ahmad Muna, … were arrested on suspicion of ‘disturbing public order’ — a common practice in cases related to freedom of expression.”
“While the stores are famous among an international audience, and within a close proximity to the Magistrate’s Court, they are almost unknown in Israel. The court officials, police officers, and guards were surprised by the amount of interest from the media and diplomats …”
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