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Israeli held in Libya returns home after release
[Al Arabiya Latest] An Israeli photographer jailed by Libya for five months returned home Monday after an Austrian tycoon brokered a deal for his freedom that involved the delivery of 20 prefabricated homes from a Libyan charity to the Gaza Strip.The agreement involved months of covert mediation between two countries that have no diplomatic ties and a long history of hostility. Israel's foreign minister praised the Libyans for their handling of the affair. Rafael Rafram Chaddad, an Israeli-Tunisian dual national, disappeared in March in Libya, where he was photographing Jewish heritage sites on behalf of an organization that documents the history of Libya's vanished Jewish community. Posted by: Fred 2010-08-10 |
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