Friday, July 2, 2010

Israeli military court sentences 19-year-old to 2 more years; she has already served over 2 years

Ma’an – An Israeli military court has sentenced former female detainee Aysha Ibrahim Ghneimat, 19, to two more years in jail, the Detainees Society reported Thursday.

The organization said Ghneimat was detained in September 2009 when she was still in school and again before that for one year. She was arrested shortly after her recent release.

It was not immediately clear why the young woman was being held.