Israel convicts Palestinian activist of illegal protest, assault in West Bank

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian activist Issa Amro is pushed back by an Israeli solider during clashes at a protest in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma/File Photo

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian rights activist of offences in the occupied West Bank, in a case that Amnesty International described as politically motivated.

Issa Amro, of the Palestinian city of Hebron, was convicted on three counts of protesting without a permit, two counts of disrupting Israeli soldiers' activities, and one count of assault, a document from the Ofer military court showed. He was acquitted on 12 other counts against him.