The PA issued an arrest warrant against the chairman of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, Naim Toubassi. He's charged with financial corruption and slander, but Khaled Abu Toameh writes:
The decision to arrest Toubassi came amid growing calls to hold new elections for the syndicate. Palestinian journalists said that Toubassi has long been the target of a "smear campaign" aimed at discrediting him, to prevent his reelection as chairman of the syndicate.
