Massive contingent of police and special forces will attempt to block entry of pro-Palestinian ‘fly-in’ activists on Sunday; activists say airport has no authority to deny them entry.
Hundreds of police and special forces will converge on Ben-Gurion Airport to block the entry of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday, but human rights activists say the airport has no authority to deny entry to anyone intending to visit the Palestinian territories.
Police preparing for the 'flytilla' at Ben Gurion Airport - Photo by: Moti Milrod
Hundreds of police officers, most of them in plainclothes and unarmed, will await the so-called fly-in at Ben-Gurion on Sunday, while special forces will deploy outside the terminal.
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