Saturday, February 23

PA intelligence summons Palestinian journalist for interrogation

- Hebron, Israeli-occupied West Bank

The Palestinian Authority (PA) Mukhabarat or General
Intelligence has summoned Palestinian journalist and
writer Khalid Amayreh for interrogation, probably in
connection to his work.

Amayreh is a veteran Palestinian journalist and a vocal
critic of the current “peace process” between the
American-backed regime in Ramallah and Israel.

Amayreh said he received a written notification
asking him to go to the Mukhabarat headquarters in
Hebron for questioning pertaining to an undisclosed issue.

He is among a few Palestinian journalists who write in
English to a global audience. His articles and columns are
published on numerous websites, (many found here on
Window into Palestine) especially those critical
of the Israeli apartheid regime and US policy toward
the Palestinian plight.

The 50-year-old journalist obtained a BA degree in journalism
from the University of Oklahoma and a Master degree in
the same field from the University of Southern Illinois
at Carbondale in the United States.

Amayreh lately drafted a proposed truce between
Israel and the Gaza-based Palestinian government in
cooperation with Rabbi Menachem Froman.

According to the draft truce agreement, Israel would lift
its 20-month blockade on the Gaza Strip and put an
end to all assassinations and attacks, including artillery
and aerial bombings of targets in Gaza in return for a total
stoppage of the firing of homemade rockets and other
projectiles on Israeli territory.

Israel has effectively rejected the truce initiative.

Similarly, some PA officials have voiced consternation
about it, arguing that lifting the blockade on Gaza and
stopping Israeli attacks would strengthen Hamas vis-à-vis
the Ramallah-based regime.
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