"The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned Hamdi's detention at San Francisco airport on Sunday as a blatant affront to free speech, attributing his arrest to his criticism of Israel's war on Gaza. CAIR said he was stopped at the airport following a coordinated far-right, Israel First campaign. Our nation must stop abducting critics of the Israeli government at the behest of unhinged Israel First bigots, it said in a statement. This is an Israel First policy, not an America First policy, and it must end."
"In a statement seen by Al Jazeera, friends of Hamdi called his arrest a deeply troubling precedent for freedom of expression and the safety of British citizens abroad. The statement called for the United Kingdom Foreign Office to demand urgent clarification from the US authorities regarding the grounds for Mr Hamdi's detention. Al Jazeera was told that he remains in US custody and has not been deported."
Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator and frequent critic of US and Israeli policy, was detained by federal authorities at San Francisco airport and is in ICE custody. The Council on American-Islamic Relations described the detention as a blatant affront to free speech and linked the arrest to his criticism of Israel's war on Gaza. CAIR alleges the stop followed a coordinated far-right, Israel First campaign. Friends urged the UK Foreign Office to seek urgent clarification from US authorities. Hamdi's father said his son has no political or religious affiliations and supports rights, security, peace, freedom and dignity.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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