Israel faces calls to let jailed Palestinian attend funeral

Palestinian activists and human rights groups are urging Israel to allow a prominent jailed lawmaker to attend her daughter’s funeral

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian activists and human rights groups have called on Israel to allow a prominent jailed lawmaker to attend her daughter's funeral on Tuesday. Khalida Jarrar, 58, a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has been in and out of Israeli prison in recent years. A military court sentenced her to two years in March for being a member of an outlawed group. With time served, she is set to be released in October. The PFLP has an armed wing and is considered a terrorist group by Israel and Western countries, but Jarrar has not been implicated in attacks. The Israeli military acknowledged in March that she "did not deal with organizational or military aspects of the organization.” Jarrar was sentenced to 15 months in 2015 on charges of incitement and membership in the PFLP. She has also been held for months at a time in what's known as administrative detention, under which Israel detains Palestinian suspects for lengthy periods without charge.