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by JNS.org
PA President Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: wiki commons.
Ismat Abdul-Khaleq, a Palestinian university lecturer and a single mother of two, was recently arrested in the West Bank after criticizing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Facebook, the Washington Post reported.
Slandering high-ranking officials carries a punishment of up to two years in prison under the regulations of the Palestinian Authority government. In March, Palestinian journalist Youssef al-Shayeb was jailed because he reported on the corruption of Palestinian diplomats.
