An Israeli court decided on Monday to jail a Palestinian man from Jerusalem for being a security officer of the Palestinian Authority.
PA officer in the West Bank city of Bethlehem - Photo by IMEMC Ghassan Bannoura - File 2008
Israeli media said that Mohamed Jayousi, aged 21, was sentenced for 42 months. The court accused him also of gathering information for the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and planning attacks against Israelis. Palestinian security forces in the West Bank are being trained and equipped by the United States and the EU.
