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Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 8 days ago

Australian denied entry to US after being grilled about Israel-Gaza views

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Australian denied entry to US after being grilled about Israel-Gaza views

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Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 8 days ago

Australian denied entry to US after being grilled on Israel-Gaza views

Melbourne writer Alistair Kitchen was detained for 12 hours at Los Angeles International Airport, had his phone seized and was "interrogated" about his views on the conflict in the Middle East.

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Because us has laws that specifically target people with anti Israeli sentiment
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  They do?
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws
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      Thanks, I had forgotten those existed.

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