Israel jails suspected Jewish militant without trial

Israel has taken the unusual step of jailing a suspected Jewish militant without trial, following the death of a Palestinian infant in an arson attack. 

Mordechai Meyer, a resident of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank has been placed under administrative detention for six months. 

He is suspected of violent activity and has been labelled a member of a Jewish terror group. 

Israel has used administrative detention orders against Palestinians but not against Jewish suspects. 

The use of such orders against Jews is among new measures approved by Prime Minister Prime Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet. 

BBC