Please consider signing this urgent open letter, organized by Encounter, and signed by Jewish American leaders, calling for the full release of Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna, the respected booksellers of the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem. While Mahmoud and Ahmad were released after two nights in prison, they remain under house arrest. This decision is a strategic miscalculation that will ultimately undermine both Israel’s security and the critical work of building bridges with Palestinian civil society leaders who are committed to open and free exchange.
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