Israeli court brings 12 charges against Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jerrar

After being detained, interrogated, and held since April 2, Jerrar was charged by Israeli military prosecution on Wednesday, according to a report released Friday by Amnesty International.

Charges included membership of an illegal organization, participation in protests, and incitement to kidnap Israeli soldiers.

Jerrar's defense team argued there was no basis to the incitement charge, and that it was vindictive, according to Amnesty's report.

The majority of Palestinian political organizations are considered illegal by Israel, including those that make of the PLO, and association with such parties is often used as grounds for imprisonment, according to Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association Addameer.

Jerrar was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 as a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Following her arrest on April 2, an Israeli army spokeswoman said that Jerrar was detained for being the leader of a "terrorist organization," and had encouraged "terror activities" over the previous few weeks. 

Jerrar's home in the Ramallah neighborhood of al-Bireh was raided by Israeli forces at the time of her arrest, after which she was interrogated at the nearby Ofer detention center before being taken to Hasharon prison inside of Israel.

The arrest came after Jerrar refused an initial deportation order from Israeli authorities in August.