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AMMAN, Sept 1 (KUNA) -- The Palestine National Council (PNA) strongly
condemned on Thursday the arrest of Palestinian lawmaker Hassan Yousef by
Israeli military two weeks after his release from Israeli jails.
Chief of the Amman-based council Salim Al-Zanoun said in a press statement,
the arrest is considered another violation to laws and standard procedures
taken by various countries.
He called for Yousef's immediate release and the release of other
Palestinian MPs based on their parliamentary immunity.
Meanwhile, Al-Zanoun also blamed Israeli occupation for escalating tensions
through providing settlers with weapons in the West Bank, a move which he
described would jeopardize and destabilize the region, especially with regard
to Palestinian motion to seek independent state recognition by the UN.
Earlier, Palestinian media sources said that Sheikh Hassan Yousef, who is
also a prominent leader of Hamas was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers.
Yousef was released from Israeli jail two weeks ago after serving a
six-year sentence. (end)
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