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Israel arrests 25 Jerusalemites on charges of incitement by social media

February 11, 2014 at 9:23 am

Israel has arrested 25 young men and women after raiding their homes in several neighbourhoods of Jerusalem city.


The director of the Prisoners’ Club in Jerusalem, Nasser Qus, said that Israeli forces have arrested 25 young men and women. The forces have raided their families’ homes and confiscated their personal computers and mobile phones on charges of incitement against the state using social networking site Facebook.

Qus said the Israeli authorities have released 15 youths, including all the women but kept 10 youths who will be prosecuted.