August 11, 2006
Israel Releases U. of Akron Professor Without Charge After Holding Him for 3 Weeks
Ghazi Falah, the geography professor from the University of Akron who had been under arrest in Israel since early July, was released from prison without charge last week.
A dual Israeli and Canadian citizen, Mr. Falah was arrested while taking photographs close to Israel's border with Lebanon four days before hostilities broke out between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah. Mr. Falah maintained from the time of his arrest that he was taking pictures for research purposes. Israeli
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