University slams arrest of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian for month-old comments questioning Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7; judge ‘unconvinced’ she’s dangerousBy ToI Staff19 April 2024, 4:51 pm The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered the release of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, an Arab Israeli professor from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who was arrested the day before on suspicion of incitement.The court rejected a police request to extend the professor’s remand, according to Hebrew media reports, saying that the police’s own findings did not justify the arrest.During the discussion, demonstrators assembled outside the courthouse to protest Shalhoub-Kevorkian’s arrest.“There are some expressions that may have crossed the line from free expression to incitement,” wrote Judge Dov Pollock in the ruling. “And yet, the question before the court is whether it is necessary to prolong her arrest on the suspicion that she poses a danger.”“I am unconvinced there is a need to continue her incarceration,” concluded the judge.
