Harel, an Israeli living in France 🇫🇷, booked a flight from Lyon to Tel Aviv. He arrived at the airport more than two hours before departure, but when he checked in his luggage, staff placed a red sticker on his passport.
At security, agents told him to wait aside. One by one, others were directed to join him, eventually more than a dozen passengers, including several elderly people in their seventies.
After about 30 minutes, airport staff began conducting full searches, emptying every bag and inspecting each item in slow motion. The process lasted over an hour and a half.
Harel recalls: “They opened every bag, every folder. We saw them laughing among themselves, deliberately dragging their feet. We told them we were afraid of missing our flight, and they said, ‘Don’t worry, the plane will wait for you.’”
But of course, it didn’t. The flight was delayed by about 30 minutes, just long enough for the staff to unload the luggage of those passengers who didn’t make it to boarding in time.
Harel and the others were forced to buy new tickets. He filed a complaint for blatant antisemitism, but is still waiting for a response.
Airport staff blocking Israelis and Jews from flying to Israel, this is Macron’s France today.