Israeli court rejects flotilla activists’ plea challenging detention
• Israeli rights group calls decision ‘unlawful and unreasonable’ • UN, Brazil, Spain demand swift release of the two activists BEERSHEVA: An Israeli court on Wednesday rejected an appeal contesting the detention of two foreign activists kidnapped by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters, with the rights group representing them denouncing the ruling as unlawful. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian Thiago Avila were among dozens of act
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