Israel denied entry to a pop musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, charging that he is a Hamas supporter. The musician, who changed his name to Yousef Islam when he converted to Islam in 1977, was detained at Ben-Gurion Airport before being sent on a flight back to Germany.
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