American student detained in Israel airport over BDS support
Al JazeeraLara Alqasem, who is of Palestinian origin, has been held at Israeli airport for the past week over alleged ties to BDS. A 22-year-old American graduate student has appealed against her detention at Israel’s international airport over her alleged support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Alqasem, who is of Palestinian descent, has been held at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport for more than a week since arriving from the United States to begin a master’s degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, despite having a valid visa. Gilad Erdan, who oversees the government’s efforts to counter the Palestinian-led boycott movement, said that Israel has the right to protect itself and decide who enters its borders. The BDS movement started in 2005, after a call issued by Palestinian civil society groups for “people of conscience” around the world to help end Israel’s abuses against Palestinians by cutting off cultural, academic and economic ties with the state.
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