Paterson Imam Denies Ties to Hamas ; Israel Claims He Confessed Under Interrogation

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Israeli officials allege that a Paterson imam who is fighting deportation confessed in a 1993 interrogation to being a member of Hamas, a militant organization branded as terrorist by the U.S. government.

The imam, Mohammad Qatanani of the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, and his supporters bitterly denied the allegation, which first appeared in an Associated Press report on Friday.

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Paterson Imam Denies Ties to Hamas ; Israel Claims He Confessed Under Interrogation

"Did they talk about torturing in prison?" asked Qatanani, as he...

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