The Israel Police and the Shin Bet arrested Abdel-Kader Abu Shahada, a Balad activist, political consultant, journalist and chairman of the Jaffa Islamic Council, during an overnight raid on his home on November 3-4. He is accused of being in contact with a foreign agent, following a visit to Qatar where he interviewed former member of the Knesset and founder of Balad Azmi Bashara, who fled Israel in 2007 after helping organization Hezbollah. The investigators presented classified intelligence information, and a court in Tel Aviv found reasonable suspicion justifying further arrest. His lawyers claim that the interview was legitimate journalistic activity.

The Israel Police and the Shin Bet arrested Abdel-Kader Abu Shahada, a Balad activist, political consultant, journalist and chairman of the Jaffa Islamic Council, during an overnight raid on his home on November 3-4. He is accused of being in contact with a foreign agent, following a visit to Qatar where he interviewed former member of the Knesset and founder of Balad Azmi Bashara, who fled Israel in 2007 after helping organization Hezbollah. The investigators presented classified intelligence information, and a court in Tel Aviv found reasonable suspicion justifying further arrest. His lawyers claim that the interview was legitimate journalistic activity.