A prominent Palestinian politician has been jailed for 15 months by an Israeli military court.
Khalida Jarrar - a senior member of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and a well-known political figure and activist was sentenced on Sunday at the Ofer military court near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
She was arrested in April on a series of charges, including encouraging attacks against Israel and violating a travel ban.
Jarrar was sentenced to 15 months on the charges, including incitement of terrorism. Israel considers the PFLP a terrorist organisation and at the time of her arrest the Israeli army said she posed unspecified "substantial security risks".
However, Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs, Issa Qaraqe has condemned the trial, calling it "arbitrary and legally unjustified".
"This is a political arrest. The charges against her are fabricated and ridiculous... There are no security reasons as claimed by the Israeli authorities," he told AFP.
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