January 1 - The Palestinian Authority signs a treaty to join and participate in the International Criminal Court.[1] January 25 - Palestinian Authority Preventative Security officers arrest Bara al-Qadi, a 22-year-old undergraduate student at Birzeit University, for a social media post criticising Minister for Sport Jibril Rajoub.[2] The arrest prompted criticism from Amnesty International.[3] September 9 - Israel outlaws two grassroots Palestinian Islamist groups, "Mourabitoon" and "Mourabitaat", involved in aggressive protests at Temple Mount against stepped-up visits by religious Jews.[4] This escalates tensions over the status of the Temple Mount and Jerusalem, leading to the 2015-2016 Palestinian unrest.