The TAHRIR Coalition, a pro-Palestinian advocacy group, alleges two others were detained during the Ann Arbor raid. One of the people detained in Ann Arbor is a University of Michigan student, said the Graduate Employees’ Organization in a statement Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement also confiscated electronic devices, the union said.

FBI raids in three Southeast Michigan cities are stirring up reaction after multiple pro-Palestinian student organizations posted videos of the raids saying some of their members were targeted.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant, Hussein al-Sheikh, as his new vice president. This is a major step by the leader to name a successor. Hussein al-Sheikh appointment as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) doesn’t guarantee his position as the next Palestinian president.

President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his close aide, Hussein al-Sheikh, as Vice President of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Al Jazeera reported.On Saturday, PLO Executive Committee member Wasel Abu Yousef said Hussein al-Sheikh was named "deputy (vice president) of the PLO leadership.