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Palestinian Authority’s minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi al-Hidmi. Published by IMEMC News

Fadi al-Hidmi. Published by IMEMC News

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by IMEMC News
April 3, 2020 1:38 PM

(Please See Update: After his release on the same day: Jerusalem Minister: “I Was Forced To Wear A Dirty Mask, With Signs Of Dried Blood On It”

The Israeli police forces in the internationally recognized occupied East Jerusalem, abducted early on Friday dawn the Palestinian Authority’s minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi al-Hidmi.

Local Palestinian media outlets said a police force broke into the home of al-Hadmi in the Suwwana neighborhood and abducted him.

The sources added several Israeli police officers vandalized the home of al-Hidmi by breaking the front doors and allowing dogs to rampage through the property, casting panic among the home’s inhabitants.

The sources further noted that al-Hidmi was taken to a nearby interrogation Israeli center.

It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth time Israeli police in the occupied East Jerusalem, abducts and detains al-Hidmi, in the past several months.

Al-Hidmi was repeatedly interrogated and faced harsh measures during his frequent arrests and imprisonments.

Since the United States recognized all of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017, Israeli authorities imposed more restrictions on the indigenous Palestinian population of the city, including escalated and violent invasions of neighborhoods and the abduction of hundreds of Palestinian residents, in addition to shutting down Palestinian institutions.

Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, denounced the abduction of al-Hidmi, and called for his immediate release.
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Jerusalem Minister: “I Was Forced To Wear A Dirty Mask, With Signs Of Dried Blood On It”
April 4, 2020 2:50 AM

by IMEMC News

Shortly after his release from the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility in occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Government Minister of Jerusalem, Fadi al-Hadmi, said that the soldiers violently searched his home, and used dogs to inflict maximum damage, in addition to forcing him to wear a dirty mask that had signs of dried blood on it.

The Minister said that Israeli soldiers, police officers and internal security officers, stormed his home at dawn, after detonating the main doors, and rampaged through every room of the property, causing excessive damage, in addition to causing anxiety attacks among his children.

“I was taken to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility where many soldiers repeatedly beat me up,” he added, “I was then forced to wear a mask that seems to have been used and had signs of dried blood on it.”

“No matter what they do, we will continue to serve and support our people in occupied Jerusalem, especially amidst the grave dangers we are facing due to the serious violations of this illegal Israeli occupation,” he added, “However, we will continue to help and support our people, particularly in these trying times – we will do whatever we want to protect the Palestinians from this occupation and the deadly coronavirus.”



Shortly after his release from the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility in occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Government Minister of Jerusalem, Fadi al-Hadmi, said that the soldiers violently searched his home, and used dogs to inflict maximum damage, in addition to forcing him to wear a dirty mask that had signs of dried blood on it.

The Minister said that Israeli soldiers, police officers and internal security officers, stormed his home at dawn, after detonating the main doors, and rampaged through every room of the property, causing excessive damage, in addition to causing anxiety attacks among his children.

“I was taken to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility where many soldiers repeatedly beat me up,” he added, “I was then forced to wear a mask that seems to have been used and had signs of dried blood on it.”

“No matter what they do, we will continue to serve and support our people in occupied Jerusalem, especially amidst the grave dangers we are facing due to the serious violations of this illegal Israeli occupation,” he added, “However, we will continue to help and support our people, particularly in these trying times – we will do whatever we want to protect the Palestinians from this occupation and the deadly coronavirus.”