Israel Arrests Geography Professor from the University of Akron

The Detention of Ghazi Walid Falah
DAVID NALLY

On the 9 July, 2006 Professor Ghazi Walid Falah--a professional geographer who holds dual Arab-Israeli and Canadian citizenship and is a University Lecturer at the University of Akron in Ohio--was arrested by the Israeli authorities near Haifa in northern Israel. Some time before his arrest Professor Falah had travelled to Israel to visit his mother before she underwent critical brain surgery. On July 9th Professor Falah packed his camera and headed for a popular tourist resort near Nahariya, close to the border with Lebanon. While taking photographs he was approached by members of the Israeli police force. He was subsequently detained and escorted back to his brother's house in a nearby town where he had been staying. There he was ordered to collect all of his personal belongings and was ushered away by the police. To date no charges have been publicly brought against Professor Falah and his attorney is under a restraining order not to discuss the case with the media or public...

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