Israel Defends Treatment of Detained US Student

Israel is defending its treatment of a U.S. student detained at an airport on suspicion of supporting a pro-Palestinian boycott of the Jewish state. Lara Alqasem, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been in custody for a week, although Israeli officials say she is free to go home at any time. Cabinet minister Gilad Erdan dismissed criticism by the U.S. media and others Wednesday, saying no one can tell Israel to change its ideology. “We are doing whatever we believe that is right for the...

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