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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/palestinian-authority-arrests-singer-for-performing-in-settlement-674285

PA Arrests Singer for Performing for Palestinian Workers at Israeli Industrial Park in West Bank

(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - A Palestinian singer has been arrested by the Palestinian Authority security forces for allegedly promoting normalization with Israel, after he performed at a party organized by the owners of an Israeli factory for their Palestinian workers at the Ariel Industrial Park, Palestinian sources said. Abdullah Kmeil, the PA governor of the Salfit district, accused the singer of performing in front of "settlers," though the sources said "settlers did not attend the party." The governor said he was "shocked" when some Palestinians appealed to the PA security forces to release the singer. "We will not have mercy on anyone who deals in any way that implies normalization," Kmeil warned.

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