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Arab Israeli ex-lawmaker heads to prison with 'pride'

A 1948 Palestinian former lawmaker entered prison with "pride" Sunday as he began a two-year sentence for smuggling cellphones to Palestinian prisoners.

Basel Ghattas said he was entering prison with his "head held high" and with "support from my people."



Earlier this year an Israeli court accepted a plea bargain in which Ghattas resigned from parliament and admitted to smuggling phones and SIM cards to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

 

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