Salah's lawyer to Court: If Torat Hamelech is not incitement, neither are sheikh's statements

Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in Israel's northern branch, was sentenced by the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court in March to 11 months in prison for racist incitement.

Leader of the northern Islamic Movement Sheikh Raed Salah gestures after leaving the district court in Jerusalem October 27, 2015.

Leader of the northern Islamic Movement Sheikh Raed Salah gestures after leaving the district court in Jerusalem October 27, 2015.

(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

JANUARY 26, 2016 17:04

Updated: JANUARY 27, 2016 06:34