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July 31, 2020

Palestinian Boycott Divest and Sanctions Leader Arrested in Occupied West Bank
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In news from the occupied West Bank, the general coordinator of the
Palestinian BDS (Boycott Divestment and Sanctions) National Committee
was detained Thursday after Israel forces raided his home in Ramallah at
three in the morning. Mahmoud Nawajaa was handcuffed and blindfolded in
front of his wife and three young children. BDS movement co-founder Omar
Barghoutti said the arrest is part of an Israeli campaign to "terrorize
Palestinian BDS activists and their families."


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