From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Anti-overhaul activists abroad equip travelers to Israel for airport protest
Luke Tress is a JTA reporter and a former editor and reporter in New York for The Times of Israel.
Anti-overhaul activists in New York say they equipped travelers to Israel with protest gear before flights last night so they could join the rally at Ben Gurion Airport upon arrival.
The activists say they met with Israelis headed to Israel on four different flights setting out from JFK and Newark airports, giving them flags, signs, whistles and shirts.
Other members of the expat activist group UnXeptable did the same for travelers flying to Israel from other locations in the US and Europe.
“They say they won’t let the protesters enter the airport, but we prepared a surprise for them,” says US organizer Shany Granot-Lubaton. “If they don’t let us in through the door, we will come in through the window.”
