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July 10, 2017

Palestinian Activist Issa Amro's Trial Begins in Israeli Military Court
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Amnesty International is condemning the trial against prominent
Palestinian activist Issa Amro, whose trial in an Israeli military court
began on Sunday. Amro is the founder of the group Youth Against
Settlements. He faces 18 counts, including "insulting an Israeli
soldier." The military courts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank have a
nearly 100 percent conviction rate. Issa Amro told Electronic Intifada,
"Under Israeli military law, I am already convicted. It is a racist
court in an apartheid system."


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