Three Jewish Congressmen-elect urge Israel to release detained Arab Israeli reporter

Haaretz6 November 2026, 21:29 UTCIsrael

Abed Abu Shehadeh, who recently worked with Al Jazeera, was arrested Wednesday, with authorities not disclosing the grounds for his detention. In a letter to Israel's ambassador, the U.S. lawmakers stressed the importance of press freedom

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