A Meriden man is desperately trying to get his wife and son back home from the West Bank. He claims they have been banned from traveling because they're Palestinian.

Mahar Abdelghani said his wife Intifada and his 14-year-old son, who are American citizens, were supposed to fly back to the United States on Aug. 14. They traveled to the West Bank to visit family; a trip they have taken many times before.

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Abdelghani claims security at the Ben Gurion Airport in Israel are not allowing them to fly because they’re Palestinian.

“Two weeks is an eternity for me. I don't like it. And the fact that somebody is keeping my wife there against her will is even worse," Abdelghani said.

“They were pulled aside, interrogated repe

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