Israeli court rejects flotilla activists’ plea challenging detention

• Israeli rights group calls decision ‘unlawful and unreasonable’• UN, Brazil, Spain demand swift release of the two activists BEERSHEVA: An Israeli court on Wednesday rejected an appeal contesting the detention of two foreign activists kidnapped by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters, with the rights group representing them denouncing the ruling as unlawful. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian Thiago Avila were among dozens of a...