West Bank – The Palestinian Authority arrested two Palestinians for selling a house in Hebron to Jews. Under P.A. laws, anyone convicted of selling land to Jews can be put to death.
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Hebron's Jewish community condemned the arrest, saying it "exposes once-again the anti-Semitic nature of the Palestinian Authority." Israelis sparred over the issue this week, with some calling the arrest proof of the legitimacy of Jewish ownership of the property. [JTA]