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The Guardian - US
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Tyler Hicks

Alarm in Texas as activist faces hate-crimes trial over anti-Israel graffiti

a man holds a megaphone in front of a Palestinian flag that reads 'freedom for Palestine'
Raunaq Alam, who could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Photograph: GoFundMe

In early September, a jury trial will begin in North Texas for a 32-year-old activist named Raunaq Alam. He is accused of spray-painting “Fuck Israel” on the wall of a non-denominational church in Euless, a small city roughly 20 minutes from Fort Worth.

But it’s not the graffiti accusation that’s most troubling for Alam and his attorney.

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