Lara Alqasem went to Israel to begin a graduate studies program at Hebrew University. But she’s been detained and might be deported. Israeli officials have accused her of being an anti-Israel activist. But the university, and others, say it’s a mistake to ban someone like her from entering the country. Daniella Cheslow reports from Tel Aviv.
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