Inside Israel's legal case against Palestinian journalist Saeed Hasanein

A relentless incitement campaign spearheaded by far-right Israeli media has thrust Palestinian journalist Saeed Hasanein into a legal battle with the state of Israel, with the 62-year-old facing charges after giving an interview to a Gaza-based television channel.

Israel's state attorney on Wednesday filed an indictment against Hasanein after he was interviewed by Al-Aqsa TV, a channel owned by Hamas.

The indictment charges him with incitement, stating that the mere act of giving the interview to this channel constitutes "contact with a foreign agent" - referring to the person who conducted the interview.

Hasanein, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, was arrested on 25 February following his appearance on Al-Aqsa TV, and he has been in detention since then.

Before his arrest and as a result of the incitement campaign led by Channel 14, Hasanein was dismissed from his roles as an editor and sports anchor at Al-Nas Radio Station in Nazareth, as well as from his position as an announcer for the Israeli football club Bnei Sakhnin.

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