Raed Salah returns to Israel after winning UK legal battle
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Sheikh Raed Salah, the leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel landed at Ben-Gurion Airport on Monday evening after a nearly year-long stay in the UK, where he won a lengthy battle against the British government who tried to deport him.Salah entered Britain in June, despite being banned from the country. He spoke at a number of anti-Israel events before being arrested on June 29. Last week Salah won an appeal against the British government with a tribunal deeming his incarceration "entirely unnecessary."Upon his return to Israel on Monday, Salah was interrogated by security forces at the airport before being released.The Islamic Movement leader was greeted by thousands at his home in Umm al-Faham, including MKs Taleb a-Sanaa (United Arab List-Ta'al) and Jamal Zahalka (Balad).Read full story here.Anti-Israel activists vandalize Texas congressman's office door
