The Israeli minister of interior on Monday decided to ban Sheikh Ra'ed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands, from leaving the occupied territories until July 9, 2014 and threatened to extend the period for another three months.
According to Yousuf Al-Sedeeq foundation for prisoners, Israeli minister of interior Gideon Sa'ar signed a verdict preventing Sheikh Salah from travelling aboard for one month.
Sa'ar claimed that he took his decision after he became convinced that the travel of Sheikh Ra'ed Salah would compromise Israel's national security.
Commenting on his travel ban, Sheikh Salah attributed the decision to the recent moves by Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to illegalize the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands.
The Islamic Movement official also said that this measure is aimed at barring him from participating in events advocating the Palestinian prisoners to be held outside the occupied territories.
"This measure has taken place a few days before our participation in a popular festival in support of the political prisoners, which will be held next Saturday in the Jordanian capital Amman," the Islamic figure stated.
He noted that the Israeli occupation authority had also prevented him a few days ago from entering the West Bank to deliver a Friday Khutba (sermon) on the Palestinian prisoners in Al-Khalil city.
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