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Flytilla

Illustrative photo of an Air France plane (photo credit: CC BY-Andres Rueda/Flickr)
April 5, 2013, 1:33 am
Air France fined for kicking Flytilla activist off plane
Judge rules nursing student not allowed on flight to Israel was discriminated against
An Air France Boeing 747. (CC BY/Andy_Mitchell_UK via Flickr.com)
January 15, 2013, 7:46 pm
Air France sued for booting pro-Palestinian protester
Would-be ‘flytilla’ activist claims she was asked whether she was Jewish or Arab before getting removed from flight
Swastika graffiti found on the wall at Ben Gurion Airport this week (photo credit: Courtesy the Immigration and Border Authority)
From the WebApril 17, 2012, 12:56 pm
Swastika graffiti found at Ben Gurion
Yedioth Ahronoth: Pro-Palestinian activist responsible for the drawing was deported on Monday
Natalie Menaged
April 17, 2012, 11:26 am
Natalie Menaged
Israel’s two-pronged hasbara approach
The government’s swift reaction to the flytilla and the Shalom Eisner affair show that it has begun to internalize the lessons of the past
A pro-Palestinian activist is detained by police at the airport Sunday (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
April 16, 2012, 4:48 pm
Fatah official calls for Arab boycott of airlines after ‘flytilla’
Dimitri Diliani says the campaign was a success, despite Israeli preemptive measures
By Elhanan Miller
Left-wing activist detained at Ben Gurion Airport for participating in the 'Welcome to Palestine' protest (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
April 16, 2012, 2:26 pm
The blow heard ’round the world
The Israeli media wrangles with the YouTube clip showing an IDF officer attacking a protester
By Ilan Ben Zion
Dan Aviv
April 16, 2012, 1:01 pm
Dan Aviv
Yeah, go to Syria, hypocrites! Am I right?
Actually, if you’ve been cheering the now-famous letter to pro-Palestinian activists as a hasbara body slam, perhaps it’s time to hold the high fives
Passengers disembarking from international flights at Ben Gurion Airport Sunday (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)
From the WebApril 16, 2012, 10:00 am
Official: Blacklist of ‘flytilla’ protesters included many innocent travelers
Haaretz: 40% of the 1,200 barred from entry had no intention of engaging in illegal activities; French diplomat and his wife also banned
An activist is ushered away by security at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday (photo credit: Dan Balilty/AP)
April 15, 2012, 8:51 pm
Waiting for Godot at Ben Gurion International
When the dust settled, what was left of Sunday’s pro-Palestinian protest ‘flytilla’?
By Matti Friedman
Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu celebrating Mimouna (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/Flash90)
April 15, 2012, 11:29 am
No fly zone
Israel braces for the ‘flytilla,’ the Istanbul conference wraps up, and bread returns to Israel
By Yossi Nachemi
Illustrative photo of a commercial jet (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
From the WebApril 15, 2012, 9:14 am
En route with the ‘flytilla’
+972 embeds a blogger on a flight with pro-Palestinians from Geneva
Israeli police wait inside the arrival hall of the Ben Gurion Airport, April 15, 2012 (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
April 15, 2012, 8:02 am
Dozens of ‘flytilla’ activists detained, but mass fly-in thwarted
PM says protesters should focus on Syria, Iran, Gaza; Israeli media bashes heavy-handed response
By Yoel Goldman and Gabe Fisher
Illustrative: Police and Border Guard officers deployed at Ben Gurion International Airport before a 2011 fly-in protest (Meir Partush/Flash90)
April 14, 2012, 8:48 pm
Israel to ‘flytilla’ activists: Protest real problems like those in Syria, Iran
Police beef up airport presence in anticipation of pro-Palestinians’ arrival; official letter wishes them a pleasant journey home
By Ilan Ben Zion
Police arrest activists at Ben Gurion Airport during last year's 'flytilla.' (photo credit: Flash90)
April 14, 2012, 5:43 pm
European airlines cancel ‘flytilla’ tickets for 100 activists
Israel had warned that airlines would bear the cost if ‘provocateurs’ are deported
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A masked Palestinian demonstrator holds stones during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bil'in, near Ramallah, Friday. (photo credit: AP/Majdi Mohammed)
April 13, 2012, 7:53 pm
Hundreds expected in ‘flytilla’ despite deportation threats
Dozens demonstrate in Bil’in in advance of protesters’ arrival on Sunday
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