Court slams detention as an ‚extreme and dangerous step, which could lead to the crumbling of the pillars upon which democracy stands‘ ■ Alqasem, 22, was detained upon landing in Israel after she was flagged as a BDS activist
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Lara Alqasem’s deportation is delayed till this Sunday at 10:00am to consider another appeal, this time to the Supreme Court of Israel
This 22-year old who has already been accepted to Hebrew University in Jerusalem is singlehandedly taking on Israel‘s policy of silencing dissent
40 years ago, I spent a night in an Israeli detention facility. And I am a proud Israeli. It is an experience etched in my memory. It is awe-inspiring to watch this principled young woman endure what she is enduring.
Lara Alqasem’s detention in Israel exposes campaign to police free speech and suppress critics
As I write, Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old American student of Palestinian descent, is sitting in a “detention facility” at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. She has been there for a week. She arrived to begin a master’s degree in human rights at Hebrew University…
Israeli Court Rejects Appeal by Lara Alqasem, the U.S. Student Detained at Tel Aviv Airport
The court said it could not justify intervening in the case and that the government‘s decision to detain her was reasonable, echoing a previous decision by an administrative appeals court. Lara Alqasem, 22, still has the option of requesting that the Supreme Court hear her appeal.
You Won‘t Believe Why This Student Is Detained In Israel
(11.10.2018) Israel detained a 22 heard old student because she is a “threat” to the country. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
Free Lara Alqasem, the U.S. Student Detained at Ben-Gurion Airport
Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old American student who arrived in Israel last week to start a master’s degree program at Hebrew University, is entering her sixth day of detention Monday at Ben-Gurion Airport. Her “crime,” according to the Strategic Affairs Ministry, is that while studying for her bachelor’s degree in Florida, she was president of the state’s chapter of a group that promotes boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel as a way to battle the occupation.
U.S. student Lara Alqasem held at Israel airport accused of supporting Palestinians
Israeli authorities have detained an American college student for almost a week because of purported ties to a pro-Palestinian organization, officials said.