
Edo Konrad and Oren Ziv
Judge orders Palestinian-American student to remain in Israeli custody
According to the state, it is enough that Lara Alqasem clicked 'attending' on pro-Palestinian Facebook events to prove she is pro-BDS. By Edo Konrad and Oren Ziv A Tel Aviv District Court ordered Lara Alqasem, the 22-year-old Palestinian American who was denied entry into Israel due to her political views and has been held by Israeli authorities for the past nine days, to remain in detention on Thursday. [tmwinpost] Alqasem's case has gripped both the Israeli and international media since she landed in Ben Gurion Airport, where she was promptly taken in for interrogation by the Israeli authorities. Despite having been issued a student…
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