Israel extends detention of Palestinian journalist Abed Abou Shhadeh

Rights group says the journalist’s arrest over an interview with Azmi Bishara is a bid to silence Palestinians.An Israeli court has extended the detention of Palestinian journalist and political activist Abed Abou Shhadeh who was arrested this week.Abou Shhadeh was detained after Israeli security forces raided his home in Jaffa overnight on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court ruled that he will remain in custody until Sunday, November 8.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Arab voice doesn’t count’: Jewish Israeli blocs reject Palestinian supportlist 2 of 3The future of the Palestinian vote in Israellist 3 of 3Palestinian citizens of Israel face intimidation after election successend of listAbou Shhadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, hosts the al-Midan podcast for the Arab48 website and appeared as an analyst on Al Jazeera during coverage of the recent Israeli election.Police had requested an eight-day extension to his detention on suspicion of “contact with a foreign agent”. The legal rights group Adalah, which is part of his defence team, said it would appeal.Speaking on Al Jazeera, Adalah founder Hassan Jabareen said Abou Shhadeh had been charged with...