RELATED:Israeli photographer receives int'l award for Silwan photo9 Arabs arrested trying to force into Silwan buildingOn Monday afternoon, however, Siyam was rearrested, after police accused him of attacking the same man and violating conditions of his house arrest.Siyam’s coworkers called the alleged attack a “gross fabrication” when he was first arrested, and maintain that he has alibis for the date of the second alleged attack that prove he is innocent.About 30 activists from the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement, which has also been active in Silwan, protested Siyam’s arrest outside the police station in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon.Rabbis for Human Rights tried to organize a protest outside the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, though it did not take place.On Tuesday, the judge extended Siyam’s detention until Thursday, at which point the police will have to make a case for Siyam’s continued detention, or he will be rereleased to house arrest for an additional five weeks.Siyam has been a de facto spokesperson for the neighborhood of Silwan, appearing on foreign news programs like CBS’s 60 Minutes and others.
Silwan civic leader arrested again for assault
Jawad Siyam was sentenced to five weeks house arrest for violently attacking another resident.
RELATED:Israeli photographer receives int'l award for Silwan photo9 Arabs arrested trying to force into Silwan buildingOn Monday afternoon, however, Siyam was rearrested, after police accused him of attacking the same man and violating conditions of his house arrest.Siyam’s coworkers called the alleged attack a “gross fabrication” when he was first arrested, and maintain that he has alibis for the date of the second alleged attack that prove he is innocent.About 30 activists from the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement, which has also been active in Silwan, protested Siyam’s arrest outside the police station in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon.Rabbis for Human Rights tried to organize a protest outside the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, though it did not take place.On Tuesday, the judge extended Siyam’s detention until Thursday, at which point the police will have to make a case for Siyam’s continued detention, or he will be rereleased to house arrest for an additional five weeks.Siyam has been a de facto spokesperson for the neighborhood of Silwan, appearing on foreign news programs like CBS’s 60 Minutes and others.