04:40Palestinian activists Muna and Mohammed el-Kurd said that their arrests were a 'clear tactic of intimidation,' after they were released by Israeli police after several hours in custody on Sunday night.
The twins are the leading forces behind a social media campaign against the forced removal of several Palestinian families, including their own, from East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
"We were detained for hours and clearly they had no basis on which to charge us and so we were released afterwards," said Mohammed, and criticised the Israeli police questioning as focusing on 'silly accusations.'
Muna was arrested in her home in Sheikh Jarrah earlier on Sunday with Mohammed later turning himself in a police station when his parents were informed he was also being sought for arrest.
Media reports citing Israeli police say Muna el-Kurd was detained over alleged participation in recent riots. The reasons for her brother's detention have not been announced.
Multiple Palestinian families, many of whom have lived in the neighbourhood for decades, are faced with eviction and forced removal from Sheikh Jarrah, after an Israeli court found that the land on which their homes were built belonged to a Jewish settler organisation as it was owned by Jews prior to 1948. The long-running legal dispute, which has lead to repeated protests and tensions in East Jerusalem and further afield, is now in front of the Israeli supreme court.
East Jerusalem: Activists Muna and Mohammed el-Kurd outraged by 'silly accusations' after release from Israeli arrest
Palestinian activists Muna and Mohammed el-Kurd said that their arrests were a 'clear tactic of intimidation,' after they were released by Israeli police after several hours in custody on Sunday night.
The twins are the leading forces behind a social media campaign against the forced removal of several Palestinian families, including their own, from East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
"We were detained for hours and clearly they had no basis on which to charge us and so we were released afterwards," said Mohammed, and criticised the Israeli police questioning as focusing on 'silly accusations.'
Muna was arrested in her home in Sheikh Jarrah earlier on Sunday with Mohammed later turning himself in a police station when his parents were informed he was also being sought for arrest.
Media reports citing Israeli police say Muna el-Kurd was detained over alleged participation in recent riots. The reasons for her brother's detention have not been announced.
Multiple Palestinian families, many of whom have lived in the neighbourhood for decades, are faced with eviction and forced removal from Sheikh Jarrah, after an Israeli court found that the land on which their homes were built belonged to a Jewish settler organisation as it was owned by Jews prior to 1948. The long-running legal dispute, which has lead to repeated protests and tensions in East Jerusalem and further afield, is now in front of the Israeli supreme court.
Palestinian activists Muna and Mohammed el-Kurd said that their arrests were a 'clear tactic of intimidation,' after they were released by Israeli police after several hours in custody on Sunday night.
The twins are the leading forces behind a social media campaign against the forced removal of several Palestinian families, including their own, from East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
"We were detained for hours and clearly they had no basis on which to charge us and so we were released afterwards," said Mohammed, and criticised the Israeli police questioning as focusing on 'silly accusations.'
Muna was arrested in her home in Sheikh Jarrah earlier on Sunday with Mohammed later turning himself in a police station when his parents were informed he was also being sought for arrest.
Media reports citing Israeli police say Muna el-Kurd was detained over alleged participation in recent riots. The reasons for her brother's detention have not been announced.
Multiple Palestinian families, many of whom have lived in the neighbourhood for decades, are faced with eviction and forced removal from Sheikh Jarrah, after an Israeli court found that the land on which their homes were built belonged to a Jewish settler organisation as it was owned by Jews prior to 1948. The long-running legal dispute, which has lead to repeated protests and tensions in East Jerusalem and further afield, is now in front of the Israeli supreme court.