Journalist Majd Kayel, who was arrested on Saturday a week ago on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent and departure to an enemy country, and was released to five days of house arrest, says in an interview with Anat Fishbein of the website "The Hottest Place in Hell": "I sometimes make up a minyan.".
Majed Kayel, 24, from Haifa, who works for the Lebanese newspaper As-Sapir, was arrested by the Shin Bet and Coast Guard officers on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent and leaving the country illegally. According to the Shin Bet, he was suspected of being recruited by a hostile organization on Lebanese soil. His arrest sparked great interest in foreign media outlets and among left-wing activists on social media.
Kayel, who also serves as the editor of the Adalah website, was arrested upon his return from Jordan at the Sheikh Hussein crossing. He had been visiting Lebanon, where he participated in a conference in Beirut marking the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Lebanese newspaper where he works.
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The website 'The Hottest Place in Hell' tells about the Kayel family's house, on Heroes Street in the Halisa neighborhood:
The house is located on the top floor of the 'Beit Hanjada', home of the Eastern Arab Neighborhoods Committee. This building, which allowed for observation and control of the entire area, was the site of one of the most famous battles of the war that its residents call only "48", and it was the last to fall and be captured by the Haganah forces.
Above its entrance is a white sign: "Sha'arei Torah Synagogue.".
Do Jews live here?
Kiel: "No, just the synagogue.".
And how does it work?
""I sometimes complete a minyan. I'm not a religious person at all, but if you ask me what it bothers me.".
