Israeli court convicts Palestinian icon of 'incitement'

JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli court on Sunday convicted Palestinian resistance icon Raed Salah for incitement to commit terrorism, according to Israeli media.

The Haifa Magistrates Court also convicted Salah of illegal incorporation, citing his role as the leader of the Islamic Movement, which Israel outlawed for allegedly engaging in "anti-Israel activities", according to Yedioth Aharonoth newspaper.

Israeli authorities arrested Salah in 2017 before convicting him on charges of “inciting violence” and detaining him for 11 months.