Sama Safi
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Also written as: Safi · her · the student · the woman · the 20‑year‑old Palestinian American woman · her client · the detainee
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- During a visit this week, Lea Tsemel said Sama Safi was in relatively good spirits because she knows she didn’t do anything.
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- Sama Safi’s next hearing is scheduled for Sunday.
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- Sama Safi denies involvement with Qutub and says Qutub is not illegal.
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- Safi’s family has raised concerns, saying she has a chronic medical condition that needs treatment.
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- Sama Safi grew up in Palestine and frequently visited her extended family in Florida, where her mother grew up.
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- Sama Safi has been held in Israeli military detention for nearly two weeks after Israeli soldiers stormed her family home.
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- Selma Farsakh Ulm has mobilized friends in the campus Palestine solidarity movement to advocate for Sama Safi.
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- Sama Safi has a chronic medical condition that requires regular treatment.
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- US legislators have called for Sama Safi’s release.
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- Sama Safi’s family says she is receiving some medication in detention, but not enough or the right kind to properly treat her condition.
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- Safi is a psychology student at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank.
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- Selma Farsakh Ulm said many other people are experiencing the same situation as Sama Safi and that drawing attention to her case can educate others about the experiences of non‑American citizens.
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- Sama Safi and three other women were arrested after promoting hostile terrorist activity and additional terrorist‑related activities.
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- Relatives say Sama Safi suffers from a chronic autoinflammatory disease and has recently begun to regain health after being bedridden for months thanks to medication and treatment abroad.
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- A US embassy representative visited Sama Safi in detention, said she appeared in good spirits and was receiving sufficient food, though she described it as “prison food”.
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- Selma Farsakh Ulm said Safi’s case is no different from that of thousands of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
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- Israeli soldiers arrested Sama Safi and members of the Palestinian women's national soccer team.
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Origin: first recognised while reading Palestinian American woman held without charge by Israeli military · 2026-07-20 06:24