Israel detains Palestinian activist without charge

Israel detains Palestinian activist without charge Israeli police have detained Abed Abou Shhadeh, a former city council representative of the Palestinian community in Jaffa, a southern suburb of Tel Aviv, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday. Palestinian legal group Adalah told Al Jazeera that Israeli police searched Abou Shhadeh’s house and arrested him overnight but have not yet charged him with anything. The rights group said he is currently being held in a detention centre and is due to appear in an Israeli court later on Wednesday. “This is not a criminal investigation – it is a campaign to…