Cleared for publication: Arab author suspected of espionage
The Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court cleared for publication on Monday details of the security scandal that has angered the Arab public in Israel, in which Arab author Ameer Makhoul and Balad activists Omar Said have been arrested for espionage and contact with a foreign agent.
The two are being questioned by the Shin Bet, and the probe shows that the two were allegedly in contact with a Lebanese figure from the Hezbollah organization. (Eli Senyor)
