Israel arrests Palestinian official in east Jerusalem

 

JERUSALEM / AP

Israeli police have raided the east Jerusalem office of a prominent Palestinian cartographer, accusing him of working illegally on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. Khalil Tufagji told The Associated Press that police had entered his office and were confiscating computers and files before the line went dead. His daughter Roleen later said her father had been arrested. Tufagji is a former peace negotiator and keeps an extensive collection of maps and satellite photos of Israeli settlement activity.

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