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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Tourism minister threatens Brussels Airlines over boycott claim
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTourism Minister Yariv Levin threatens to halt Brussels Airlines flights into Ben Gurion Airport over claims that the company is boycotting an Israeli snack made in the West Bank.
“There is a big difference between political disputes and boycotts,” Levin tells Army Radio, apparently unaware that the company earlier today categorically denied any boycott.
“There is no place on the Ben Gurion flights board for a company that behaves in this manner,” he adds.
The airline insists the halva sesame snack made by Achva was dropped from flights because it is not what they ordered, not for any political reasons.
"We are [in Israel] to stay." Statement from @FlyingBrussels regarding #HalvaGate (https://t.co/7ODqJiHjHV): pic.twitter.com/BiFToZBFr2
— Avi Mayer אבי מאיר (@AviMayer) August 24, 2016
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