A Florida teenager is in an Israeli prison. Why his family and advocates say he should be released
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with U.S. leaders to help free the dead man’s cousin, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida who has been held in an Israeli prison for eight months. Relatives, advocacy groups and some Congress members have been…