Israel arrests Palestinian rights lawyer who protested against Abbas
Israel and the PA coordinate security in the West Bank in order to suppress opposition groups that they both view as a threat.
A Palestinian human rights lawyer was detained by Israeli forces early on Sunday after taking part in a protest in the West Bank against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the international rights group Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) said.
According to ICHR, Farid Al-Atrash was arrested at an Israeli checkpoint east of Al-Quds.
He had been taking part in a protest against the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.
Al-Atrash was transferred to Israel's Hadassah Hospital and later released. It is not clear why he was taken to hospital. He remains in detention.
Al-Atrash joined protests following the killing of Nizar Banat at the hands of PA security officials. Banat was an outspoken critic of the PA.