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Palestinians Protest PA Decision to Try Those Who Planned to Murder Israelis
(Ma'an News-PA) After locals gathered on Sunday in Ramallah in protest of a case against slain activist Basel al-Araj and five other Palestinians who were imprisoned last year by the Palestinian Authority, PA police violently suppressed the demonstration. There were also reports of clashes between Palestinian security forces and demonstrators in Daheisha in Bethlehem following a similar protest. The six Palestinians were detained last April and accused of illegal weapons possession and planning an attack on Israel. After a hunger strike by the six ultimately led to their release in September without any charges, four were immediately detained by Israeli forces and Al-Araj, who remained in hiding, was killed last week in a clash with Israeli forces. On Sunday the Ramallah district court announced that al-Araj's fellow prisoners in the case would still be tried in court.