An Israeli man arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of involvement in murder and espionage owes his plight to his fascination with the Arab world and his trusting nature, relatives and acquaintances said Sunday.
Israel denied Sunday that one of its citizens arrested in Lebanon was a spy. The man's family said he converted to Islam years ago and was fascinated with the Arab world, particularly Lebanon — an enemy country where Israelis have been kidnapped in the past.
Members of Lebanon's anti-Syrian parliamentary majority demanded increased security on Sunday ahead of a presidential vote this week after one of their number was killed by a car bomb.
Israel said on Sunday that an Israeli man who has been arrested in Lebanon is not a spy, and his father said he had converted to Islam several years ago and immersed himself in Arab culture.
Members of Lebanon's anti-Syrian parliamentary majority demanded increased security on Sunday ahead of Tuesday's presidential election after one of their number was killed by a car bomb this week.
The father of an Israeli who has been arrested in Lebanon insisted on Sunday that his son is not a spy, saying the young man converted to Islam several years ago and immersed himself in Arab culture.
Israeli Arrested in Lebanon Is Not a Spy, Government Says
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Israel denied Sunday that one of its citizens arrested in Lebanon was a spy.
Members of Lebanon's anti-Syrian parliamentary majority demanded increased security ahead of a presidential vote this week after one of their number was killed by a car bomb.