My journalist friend was arrested by Israel. He won’t be the last

Early last week, Israeli authorities arrested one of the most senior journalists in Palestine: Nasser Laham, editor-in-chief of the Ma’an News Agency. He was held for nine days on suspicion of “assisting a terror organization through media,” then quietly released without charge.

I’ve known Nasser for over 20 years. We first met in the early days of the Second Intifada, a time when many…