Palestinian ‘fly-in’ activists stopped at Swiss airport | #Airflotilla2

The West | April 15, 2012 AFP © Enlarge photo   GENEVA (AFP) – Several dozen pro-Palestinian activists protested at Geneva airport on Sunday, saying authorities prevented them from boarding a Tel Aviv-bound flight as part of a “fly-in” that Israel has vowed to block. Seventy people taking part in the “Welcome to Palestine” mission […]

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Meanwhile, in the Ben Gurion airport… – #Israel #Palestine #Cartoon by @CarlosLatuff | #Airflotilla2

FOLLOW CARLOS! LIVE BLOG | Welcome to Palestine | #Airflotilla2

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#Manchester – Palestine solidarity Flytilla barred from boarding plane | #Airflotilla2

CEASEFIRE | April 15, 2012 Activists call for a protest on Sunday as an initiative to fly 1,500 people into Tel Aviv Airport, a solidarity ‘Flytilla’, is blocked at Manchester airport. By Omayr Ghani |  A Palestine Solidarity Campaign initiative to fly 1,500 people into Tel Aviv Airport to demand the right to visit friends […]

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Israel forces airlines to cancel tickets of Palestinian activists | #Airflotilla2

BREAKING – Exclusive by @972Mag : “Political contract” required to enter Israel? Worldbulletin  | 14 April 2012 Saturday Israel forces airlines to cancel tickets of Palestinian activists Three European airlines have cancelled tickets of dozens of pro-Palestinian activists and prevented them from boarding Israel-bound flights upon a request from Israeli government. World Bulletin/News Desk Dozens […]

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#Airflotilla2 – Artwork

April 14, 2012 Sometimes pictures and art say more than words can ever express… Airflotilla. Grounded by zionist policies – in Art If you also have a contribution for this page please contact us at twitter: @airflotilla2  Cartoon by the great Carlos Latuff! FOLLOW CARLOS! From France! This artwork was published on Mondoweiss – The […]

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‘We have cancelled your booking’ — the criminalization of travel to the West Bank is laid bare to the world ~ by @Mondoweiss | #Airflotilla2

BREAKING – Exclusive by @972Mag : “Political contract” required to enter Israel? by Laura Durkay on April 14, 2012 | Mondoweiss French activists protesting European airlines canceling flytilla passenger flights, 2011. (Photo: Abu Nawfal) This Sunday, I was planning to fly to Tel Aviv with up to 1,500 other participants in Welcome to Palestine 2012, […]

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Airlines Cancel Tickets Of Dozens Of Flytilla Activists | #Airflotilla2

Saturday April 14, 2012 11:02 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC  The Guardian newspaper reported that the British Jet2 airlines canceled tickets of three British peace activists who intended to fly to Palestine this Sunday as part of the solidarity campaign “Welcome To Palestine”. Dozens of tickets were also cancelled by Lufthansa and other airlines. Picture: […]

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Israel forces airline to cancel tickets of British ‘flytilla’ activists | #Airflotilla2

Jet2.com move follows pressure from Israel as 2,000 pro-Palestinian activists prepare to fly in on way to West Bank Guardian | Harriet Sherwood | April 13, 2012 Pro-Palestinian activists will be trying to get to the West Bank via Tel Aviv. Above, the wall separating the West Bank town of Bethlehem from Jerusalem. Photograph: Gil […]

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Lufthansa bars passengers en route to Palestine | #Airflotilla2

Maan News Agency | April 13, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Germany’s national airline is canceling tickets of passengers who intend to visit the occupied West Bank, a group organizing a visit by foreigners said Friday. Lufthansa canceled the tickets of dozens of people who are signed up to join the Welcome to Palestine week which […]

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Fury after @Lufthansa cancels activists’ flights to Israel | #Airflotilla2

Al Akhbar | Published FridayApril 13, 2012 A German airline has been criticized after it banned dozens of activists from flying to Israel this weekend as part of a campaign to highlight the restrictions in movement to and from the occupied territories. Lufthansa canceled the tickets of tens of people scheduled to fly to Tel […]

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#BREAKING | Jet2 cancelling reservations from UK with no refund | #Airflotilla2

BREAKING – Exclusive by @972Mag : “Political contract” required to enter Israel? Aside from Lufthansa, who canceled en masse tickets of people traveling to Israel, even when not participating in the mission Welcome to Palestine, now Jet2 canceled bookings of participants.   BDS  JET2 Apparently serving Israel & apartheid is more important for Jet2 than […]

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