On Thursday, the  ruled in favor of Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old student who appealed an expulsion order, allowing her to remain in the country. She was refused entry upon arrival in Israel on October 2 at and threatened with deportation; Israeli authorities alleged that Alqasem supported a pro- boycott against the state. The student was held in custody as she appealed the order. On entry at Ben Gurion, Alqasem had a valid student visa to enroll in the . According to reports recounted by the  , the student recently served as president to a small chapter of (SJP). enacted a law in 2017 granting the state the authority to deport individuals supporting the movement. An Israeli lawyer representing the student called the allegation "egregious"; Alqasem studied in Florida. The Hebrew University asked to join her during the appeal process, in defense of Israel's academic freedom. The director of the university, Barak Medina, stated  "To be clear, we strongly oppose the boycott campaign against Israel, and Israel has to fight it[...] But to deny entry to every person who has expressed support for a boycott is counterproductive".
On Thursday, the Israeli ruled in favor of Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old student who appealed an expulsion order, allowing her to remain in the country. She was refused entry upon arrival in Israel on October 2 at and threatened with deportation; Israeli authorities alleged that Alqasem supported a pro-Palestinian boycott against the state. The student was held in custody as she appealed the order. On entry at Ben Gurion, Alqasem had a valid student visa to enrol in the . According to reports recounted by the New York Times , the student recently served as president to a small chapter of (SJP). enacted a law in 2017 granting the state the authority to deport individuals supporting the movement. An Israeli lawyer representing the student called the allegation "egregious"; Alqasem studied in Florida. The Hebrew University asked to join her during the appeal process, in defence of Israel's academic freedom. The director of the university, Barak Medina, stated : "To be clear, we strongly oppose the boycott campaign against Israel, and Israel has to fight it[...] But to deny entry to every person who has expressed support for a boycott is counterproductive".
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