
Sheikh Salah, the leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, was arrested based on an order by UK Home Secretary Theresa May after visiting London on an invitation by the research institute, Middle East Monitor, to address the MPs in the House of Commons.
The cleric was planned to speak about the realities of the Palestine-Israel conflict to British politicians, academics, and members of the public, and to provide an opportunity for those in Britain to hear the Palestinian narrative for a change.
A high court judge granted bail to the detained Palestinian leader renowned for his long-time attempts to protect Muslim and Christian holy places against Israel’s judaizing policies.
Sheikh Salah will now be released under certain conditions, such as the public speech restrictions.
The cleric categorically denied all the allegations made against him, including the suggestion that he had made anti-Semitic remarks, his lawyer said.
Raza Husain added that there was sufficient evidence demonstrating that his client was a “peaceful campaigner for Palestinian rights” and a “serious political figure in Israel.”
Liberal Democrat anti-Israeli campaigner Baroness Tonge read the testimonials at the court, describing Sheikh Salah as a “calm and thoughtful man worth listening to.”
Dozens of Salah’s supporters staged protest outside London’s Royal Courts of Justice during his second bail hearing, and urged the British authorities to grant the bail to the leader of the Islamic Movement.
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July 16, 2011 
































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