American held by Israel released with no word

February 5, 1980

Israel security authorities have released Isa Suleyman Hanna, a Palestinian-born US citizen who had been held in prison at Ramallah, Israel, and accused of "contacts" with the Palestine Liberation Organization. No formal charges were ever made and no apologies or explanations were given at the time of his release last week, Monitor correspondent John K. Cooley reports.