Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners
by Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Je from World news | The Guardian on (#6V67K)
Raid on Educational Bookshop branches described by rights groups as part of harassment campaign against Palestinian intellectuals
Israeli police have raided a leading Palestinian-owned bookshop in Jerusalem and detained two of its owners, citing a children's colouring book as evidence of incitement to terrorism.
The police ransacked two branches of the Educational Bookshop on Sunday afternoon, using Google Translate to examine the stock then detaining Mahmoud Muna, 41, and his nephew Ahmed Muna, 33, on suspicion of violating public order".
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