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PA Said Seeking to Deport Palestinian-American Jailed for Selling Land to Jews


(Times of Israel) Adam Rasgon - The Palestinian Authority is planning to extradite Issam Akel, a Palestinian-American resident of eastern Jerusalem, to the U.S. after sentencing him to life in prison for attempting to sell land to Jews, Israel's Kan television reported Wednesday. The U.S. has been heavily pressuring the PA to release Akel and American officials visited him in jail. The U.S. and the PA agreed Akel would be sent to the U.S. after the end of legal proceedings. "We want to finish this saga. He has become a burden upon us," a Palestinian official was quoted as saying.
2019-01-03 00:00:00
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