A famous Palestinian-owned bookstore in East Jerusalem was raided by Israeli police, stoking fears of increased censorship.

Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna, owners of East Jerusalem bookstore, Educational Bookshop, were detained by Israeli police on suspicion of violating public order. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Nathan Thrall who had celebrated the launch of his latest book,

“The raid on Jerusalem’s THE EDUCATIONAL BOOKSHOP and the arrest of Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna is a dangerous error of judgment by the Israel Police which should be reversed immediately,” Matti Friedman, the Jerusalem-based author and journalist, wrote on Facebook Monday.

Israel has released two Palestinian bookstore owners after detaining them from their store in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Israeli police raided two Palestinian bookstores in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday, confiscating books and arresting one of the owners and his nephew, according to their family members.

The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that two members of the family who owned the business had been arrested. A lawyer said their detention was “political” rather than legal.

The shop’s owner, Mahmoud Muna, and his nephew Ahmad were arrested for incitement, a charge later downgraded to disturbing public order, and are now serving five days of house arrest.

Israeli police have conducted a raid on the Educational Bookshop, a well-known Palestinian establishment in East Jerusalem, detaining owners Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna. Authorities allege the bookstore sold materials inciting terrorism,