Sana Safi, a Palestinian-American with ties to Tampa is still detained by Israel

Sana Safi, a Palestinian-American with ties to Tampa is still detained by Israel

A Palestinian-American college student with ties to Tampa has been in Israeli custody for more than two months. But a wide-ranging coalition of groups is asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio to get her released.  Sama Safi is 20 years old and has family in Tampa. Late at night in early June Israeli soldiers took her from her West Bank home. “They came, they smashed the door, and they detained her, said Lela Farsakh, second cousin to Safi. “It’s…

102 Rights Groups Demand Rubio Secure Release of US Citizen Imprisoned in Israel

Sama Safi, a 20-year-old student at Birzeit University in the West Bank, has been held in a military prison since June.

102 Rights Groups Call on Rubio to Secure Release of US Citizen Sama Safi, Imprisoned in Israel Since June

Faith-based and civil society groups urge US Secretary of State to secure release of American student detained by Israeli soldiers in West Bank.

102 Rights Groups Call on Rubio to Secure Release of US Citizen

The Israeli military had no right to take her in the first place, let alone repeatedly hold the 20-year-old student in such inhumane conditions