RAMALLAH, December 10, 2015 (WAFA) – In a statement issued Wednesday, Saeb Erekat, Secretary-General of the PLO's Executive Committee, condemned Israeli Military Court’s conviction of Khalida Jarrar, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. 

Erekat described the conviction of Jarrar as “a reflection of the daily oppression and Apartheid policies imposed by Israel against the Palestinian people.” 

Khalida Jarra is a member of the popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and an active member of the National Committee to oversee Palestine efforts at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Erekat said convicting Jarrar is a politically motivated act against a Palestinian official.

Israeli army forces’ invasion of Jarrar’s home in Ramallah and subsequently kidnapping her occurred a few days after Palestine acceded to the Rome Statute of the ICC, Erekat said.

He added that Israel has imprisoned over 800.000 Palestinians since 1967, including Palestinian members of parliament. 

Erekat considered Israel’s detention of Jarrar a clear message that Israel is opposing Palestinian people's legitimate and peaceful efforts toward achieving freedom and justice. 

He called on the entire international community to hold Israel accountable of systematically depriving Palestinian people’s right to life and liberty.   

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