Israeli court jails Jerusalemite mosque imam for three years

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) An Israeli court in Occupied Jerusalem issued on Tuesday a three-year prison sentence against Sheikh Jamal Mustafa, a mosque imam, on allegations of incitement, while the Israeli municipality demolished five homes in Silwan district.

Sheikh Mustafa, a noted mosque imam in Issawiya, was detained after the Israeli occupation police accused him of incitement during one of his khutbas (sermons).

He was arrested at the beginning of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, October 15, 2023. During his detention, he was reportedly exposed to maltreatment.

In addition to Sheikh Mustafa, the Israeli police jailed two other Jerusalemite mosque imams on a similar charge following the October 7 events in Gaza.

In a separate incident, the Israeli police kidnaped two brothers from the family of al-Ruwaidi after the Israeli municipality embarked on demolishing five houses belonging to the family in al-Bustan neighborhood in the east Jerusalem district of Silwan.