The Israeli Central Court in Beersheba sentenced on Sunday the rights activist Firas al-Omari 46 to eight years imprisonment.
Al-Omari from the northern Israel’s Arab town of Sandala is an activist in the Islamic Movement (the northern branch) and head of Yusuf Al-Siddiq Foundation for prisoners’ affairs.
He was arrested in March 2017 for being allegedly affiliated to a banned organization.
The Israeli security authorities have embarked on arresting activists from the northern branch of the Islamic Movement following the right-wing government’s decision to classify it as a banned group in November 2015.
The northern branch of the Islamic Movement and its members are known for peacefully defending Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque against Israel’s violations.
