Jerusalem – Ma’an – Fatah parliament chief Azzam Al-Ahmad was briefly detained Tuesday at a protest in Jerusalem, onlookers said.
Israeli police attempted to disperse a sit-in at the Red Cross and detained Al-Ahmad for reasons that were not immediately clear.
Palestinian Legislative Council secretary-general Ibrahim Khreisha condemned the detention of Al-Ahmad, which he termed "a provocative step."
Police also released Mu'tasem Totah, the brother of Jerusalem lawmaker Muhammad Totah, who was recently declared along with three others an illegal resident of Jerusalem, which Israel occupied in 1967. The arrest was apparently a case of mistaken identity, our correspondent said.
