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Israeli newspapers at the time wrote that Salah accused Jews of historically having used children's blood to bake bread, an anti-Semitic [[blood libel]]. The comments resurfaced in 2011, during Saleh's detainment in Britain. He claimed that his intent wasn't to repeat a blood libel and that his use of the term "holy bread" showed that he weren't referring to Jews since there is no holy bread in Judaism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/judgments/ait-decision-mahajna/ |title=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary &#124; Raed Salah Mahajna -v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department |publisher=Judiciary.gov.uk |date= |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232527/https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/judgments/ait-decision-mahajna/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The pro-Palestinian British press monitoring organization [[Middle East Monitor]] produced a report titled ''The Sheikh Raed Affair'', defending Salah.<ref name = "memo-salah">{{cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/publication/the-sheikh-raed-salah-affair.pdf|title=The Sheikh Raed Affair}}</ref> Other organizations disputed Salah's claims.

In 2013, Salah was tried for incitement to violence and racism for his 2007 sermon and convicted of incitement to violence but not to racism,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/.premium-1.556869 |title=Israeli Islamic Movement Leader Convicted of Inciting to Violence - National |work=Haaretz |date=7 November 2013|accessdate=26 September 2015}}</ref> and sentenced to eight months in prison in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Sheikh-Raed-Salah-gets-8-months-for-incitement-to-violence-344246 |title=Sheikh Raed Salah gets 8 months for incitement to violence - National News - Jerusalem Post |publisher=Jpost.com |date= 4 March 2014|accessdate=26 September 2015}}</ref> Prosecutors appealed Salah's acquittal on the racism charge and the appeals court overturned the acquittal in November 2014, finding Salah guilty of incitement to racism for his "blood libel" comments.<ref name="Jeremy">{{cite web|last=Jeremy |first=Yonah |url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Islamic-Movement-leader-Salah-convicted-of-racist-incitement-on-appeal-381337 |title=Islamic Movement leader Salah convicted of racist incitement on appeal - Arab-Israeli Conflict - Jerusalem Post |publisher=Jpost.com |date=16 February 2007|access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, the court sentenced him to eleven months in prison.<ref name="toi2015mar27">{{cite web | title=Israeli Islamist leader jailed for incitement | website=The Times of Israel | date=27 March 2015 | url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-islamist-leader-jailed-for-incitement/ | access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> Salah appealed to the Supreme Court which in April 2016 reduced his sentence to nine months because the sermon happened a long time ago and Salah had not committed similar offenses since then.<ref name="Yahav 2016">{{cite news | last=Yahav | first=Talem | title=Raed Salah's sentence reduced to 9 months | website=ynetnews | date=19 April 2016 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4793357,00.html | access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref>

Salah began serving his sentence in May 2016 and was placed in solitary confinement. An Israeli court in October rejected the [[Al Mezan Center for Human Rights]]'s appeal to end his isolation.<ref name = "almezan">{{cite web|url=https://samidoun.net/2016/10/sheikh-raed-salah-held-in-solitary-confinement-denied-books-and-magazines/|title=Sheikh Raed Salah held in solitary confinement, denied books and magazines|date=27 October 2016}}</ref> Salah began a hunger strike in November protesting the conditions under which he was held.<ref name="toi2016nov14">{{cite web | last=Gur | first=Haviv Rettig | title=Imprisoned Islamist leader Raed Salah begins hunger strike | website=The Times of Israel | date=14 November 2016 | url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/imprisoned-islamist-leader-raed-salah-begins-hunger-strike/ | access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="ei2016nov16">{{cite web | title=Palestinian political leader on hunger strike | website=The Electronic Intifada | date=16 November 2016 | url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/charlotte-silver/palestinian-political-leader-hunger-strike | access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref>

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=== 2011 Allenby border crossing search ===

In April 2011, Salah and his wife were returning home after pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. At the [[Allenby border crossing]] between Jordan and the West Bank they were detained by Israeli police. When a female police officer wanted to strip-search his wife, Salah protested loudly. He yelled at the police and demanded that they treat his wife with respect. Other police officers restrained Salah but he broke free and tried to charge into the room where his wife was being searched.<ref name = "hz2014apr12">{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/.premium-1.585226 |title=Islamic Movement Leader Salah Convicted of Obstructing Police |work=Haaretz |date=12 April 2014|access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="imemc2011apr18">{{cite web | title=Israeli Police Arrests Sheikh Raed Salah – – IMEMC News | website=– IMEMC News – International Middle East Media Center | date=18 April 2011 | url=https://imemc.org/article/61077/ | access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="meo2014apr10">{{cite web | title=Cleric Sheikh Raed Salah in new run-in with law | website=MEO | url=https://middle-east-online.com/en/cleric-sheikh-raed-salah-new-run-law | access-date=24 August 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Salah was convicted three years later of "interrupting" police officers and fined NIS 9,000 as well as given a two-year probation.<ref name = "hz2014apr12"/><ref name="toi2014may19">{{cite web | title=Court fines Arab-Israeli cleric for obstructing police | website=The Times of Israel | date=19 May 2014 | url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/court-fines-arab-israeli-cleric-for-obstructing-police/ | access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref>