As Swansea women fly to Israel, 200 other pro-Palestinian activists stopped from entering Israel.
Around 200 pro-Palestinian activists were denied entry to Israel or were prevented from boarding flights to the country as part of an "aerial flotilla," Israel Radio reported today. Fifty pro-Palestinian activists on Friday morning arrived at the Lufthansa terminal at Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport hoping to board a flight to Israel, and then refused to leave the terminal after they were denied from boarding the plane, Israel Radio reported.
The German airline refused to all them to board the flight to Israel via Frankfurt after the activists' names appeared on a blacklist submitted by Israeli authorities.
Around 200 pro-Palestinian activists were denied entry to Israel or were prevented from boarding flights to the country as part of an "aerial flotilla," Israel Radio reported today. Fifty pro-Palestinian activists on Friday morning arrived at the Lufthansa terminal at Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport hoping to board a flight to Israel, and then refused to leave the terminal after they were denied from boarding the plane, Israel Radio reported.
The German airline refused to all them to board the flight to Israel via Frankfurt after the activists' names appeared on a blacklist submitted by Israeli authorities.
Olivia Zemour, leader of the EuroPalestine organization that is arranging the "aerial flotilla," said that the blacklist includes the names of 347 activists.
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/200-other-pro-palestinian-activists.html
Photos of the 2 Swansea Women (Friday, 8 July 2011)
Swansea Women Fly to Israel in Air Travel Protest (Friday, 8 July 2011)
Council worker Fiona Williams from Mumbles and book-keeper D.Murphy from Mount Pleasant boarded their plane bound for Ben Guirion airport, Tel Aviv. They are part of a group of 16 people traveling from the UK. Dramatically one man was seized on the steps by Police as they boarded and refused him permission to fly.
In Paris, more than one hundred people have been refused permission to fly to Tel Aviv following demands from Israel. They are refusing to leave Charles De Gaulle airport. In Amsterdam, 2 journalists were also refused permission to fly.
It is expected that Israel will deport many of people once they arrive in Tel Aviv.
Fiona Williams said before she left
'We intend to express solidarity with the Palestinians in the West Bank and draw attention to life under Israeli occupation'
Visitors can reach the West Bank only through Israeli-controlled crossings, either through international airports or the land border with Jordan.Citing security concerns, Israel bars most Palestinians from entering Israel or using its airport.
Their plane will touch down in Israel at 13.20pm British Time.
Notes to Editors:
Photos of the 2 Swansea women are available from paulo@undercurrents.org
Details and updates on http://www.swanseapalestine.org/
Interviews with the women maybe possible once they land. To arrange call Paul on 07973 298359
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/swansea-women-fly-to-israel-in-air.html
Swansea Women have landed in Israel (Friday, 8 July 2011)
While waiting her turn for questioning, D Murphy said
'We are resolved. If we are held, it will be for NOT lying.'
She is referring to the fact that most people who wish to travel to Palestine are forced to lie in order to get past the Israeli checkpoints.
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/swansea-women-have-landed-in-israel.html
Fiona taken for questioning by Police (Friday, 8 July 2011)
The flights, one EasyJet from Geneva and one Alitalia, were diverted to Terminal 1, where police combed passengers for pro-Palestinian activists expected to attempt entry into the country as part of the "air flotilla,"
After police finished checking the flights, passengers not connected to the groups of activists were ferried back to Terminal 3. The suspected activists were taken to a separate area of the airport for questioning.Undercover agents and police continue to be deployed at Ben-Gurion Airport as more "air flotilla" participants were expected to arrive.
Meanwhile, six left-wing Israeli activists were arrested after causing a disturbance in the arrivals area at Terminal Three police added.The activists held up signs inside the terminal saying "Welcome to Palestine.
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/fiona-taken-for-questioning-by-police.html
First UK person to be told she will be deported from Israel ( Friday, 8 July 2011)
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/first-uk-person-to-be-told-she-will-be.html
Big cheers for the Swansea women (Friday, 8 July 2011)
The 2 Swansea women are being held with 30 others from France and Belgium and the spirits are very high with cheering when the Swansea women arrived.
62 tourists who landed on Friday in Israel were taken in for questioning by the Interior Ministry's Population Immigration and Border Control authority, after being suspected of involvement in the pro-Palestinian Gaza fly-in.
62 tourists who landed on Friday in Israel were taken in for questioning by the Interior Ministry's Population Immigration and Border Control authority, after being suspected of involvement in the pro-Palestinian Gaza fly-in.
So far, a total of 25 activists from Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Holland and the United States were denied entry into Israel and will be deported back to their countries on the earliest flight available.
Photo shows the EasyJet plane and the passengers with Police surrounding the steps
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/big-cheers-for-swansea-women.html
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