Jerusalem - Israel ordered a pro-Palestinian Israeli activist to be detained without trial for six months on Sunday, a measure it uses regularly against Palestinians and occasionally against ultranationalist Jews.
Tali Fahima, who once offered herself as a human shield to protect a wanted Palestinian militant in the West Bank, was arrested three weeks ago on suspicion of involvement in planning what police called "a terrorist attack" against Israelis.
Fahima denied the accusation.
"Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz adopted the recommendations of the Shin Bet (internal security service) and all of the security authorities and signed an administrative detention order against Tali Fahima," a ministry spokeswoman said.
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Fahima denied the accusation She said the order would be in effect for six months.
A self-described former supporter of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's right-wing Likud party, Fahima, 29, has said she began to identify with the Palestinian struggle for statehood after befriending the militant in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Her lawyer told reporters the detention order showed authorities had they failed to gather sufficient evidence for an indictment and were persecuting Fahima for her political beliefs. She said she planned to appeal.
Figures provided by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, which monitors Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, show that Israel is holding some 730 Palestinians without trial.
Nine ultranationalists residing in Jewish settlements in the West Bank have also been detained without charge in recent years and released, B'Tselem said. The men were suspected of planning attacks against Palestinians.
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