Nobel Peace Laureate Challenges Israeli Ban

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JERUSALEM - Nobel peace laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire asked Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday to allow her to enter the country, five days after the outspoken critic of Israel was detained at the airport on her way to meet Jewish and Palestinian peace activists.

Maguire's legal challenge sets the stage for a new showdown with Israel. The 66-year-old activist, who won the peace prize in 1976 for her efforts to end sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, has been barred from entering Israel because she took part in attempts to breach Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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Nobel Peace Laureate Challenges Israeli Ban

Maguire was detained last Tuesday when ...

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