Palestinian American activist arrested and ‘charged for trespassing at a public hearing’
What happened
Noura Erakat says a Florida mayor shortened speaking time and banned discussion of investment in Israeli bonds The human rights lawyer Noura Erakat was arrested on Tuesday at a Palm Beach county, Florida , budget hearing about the county’s more than $1bn investments in Israeli bonds. Erakat, a prominent Palestinian American activist, legal scholar and Guardian contributor, was one of several people in attendance at…
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