Gazan arrested on way to US-backed tech fair JERUSALEM — Israel has confirmed the arrest of a Gaza man who was detained as he prepared to travel to a U.S.-sponsored cultural event in the West Bank. Israel's Shin Bet security agency says Alaa Miqbel was arrested this week when he arrived at an Israeli crossing to get a travel permit. It says the 30-year-old man belongs to the Islamic Jihad Palestinian militant group and had participated in ...
Aug. 28, 2013 - Boston Herald