FAA Tells US Airlines Not To Fly to Tel Aviv

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 07/22/2014 at 13:58 • Filed to: planelopnik, israel, faa

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The Good News: Bubbe is less likely to openly ask if you'll meet your future husband, a nice IDF soldier, on your scheduled Birthright trip. The Bad News: The FAA !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! prohibiting American air carriers from flying to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

The ban, spurned by a Hamas rocket exploding near the airport and beginning at 12:15 PM EST, came with the following statement:

Due to the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict in Israel and Gaza, all flight operations to/from Ben Gurion International Airport by U.S. operators are prohibited until further advised.

The explosions follow !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Ben Gurion does not host any IDF aircraft.

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Photo Credit: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

yamahog > For Sweden 07/22/2014 at 14:01

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The Good News: Bubbe is less likely to openly ask if you'll meet your future husband, a nice IDF soldier, on your scheduled Birthright trip.

Accurate!

Source: Four years in a mostly Jewish sorority.

For Sweden > yamahog 07/22/2014 at 14:02

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He's a medic, which is basically a doctor!

Jayhawk Jake > For Sweden 07/22/2014 at 14:09

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I was planning on doing a birthright trip this winter.

I'm no longer planning on doing a birthright trip this winter.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > yamahog 07/22/2014 at 14:20

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Wait, am I not the only Jew here?

yamahog > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/22/2014 at 14:22

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No, but I myself am shiksa.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > yamahog 07/22/2014 at 14:23

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Whats a goy doing at a jewish sorority? also what other opponauts are members of the tribe?

T5Killer > Jayhawk Jake 07/22/2014 at 14:31

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I wish I could do one of those trips. not Jewish but so interested in the IDF.

404usernotfound > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/22/2014 at 14:31

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Nope, I actualy went on birthright last summer.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > 404usernotfound 07/22/2014 at 14:33

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How was it? did you get a soufgania from one of the street vendors? and how many skodas did you see?

404usernotfound > Jayhawk Jake 07/22/2014 at 14:33

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Birthright is fun, and I'm glad I did it when I could, but I think birthright trips are gunna go on a bit of a hiatus.

404usernotfound > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/22/2014 at 14:35

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I ate no soufganias, but I had much falaffel and did see a Skoda or two.

Jayhawk Jake > 404usernotfound 07/22/2014 at 14:35

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I should have done it a while ago. I'm 25, so I only have two more years. I hope they do officially put them on hold because of all this crap, I don't want to miss out but I really don't want to go into what is essentially an active warzone.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > 404usernotfound 07/22/2014 at 14:38

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when my brother was there with his 10th grade class 2 years ago he ate like 2 soufganiot a day and saw mostly skoda octavias an fiat multiplas. I plan on going on birthright sometime soon

404usernotfound > Jayhawk Jake 07/22/2014 at 14:39

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Israel allways has a bit of a military feel to it. Probably has to do with the IDF soldgers walking around in uniform and with a rifle. Also the Kubutz we went to was basically a military base. But a warzone is diffrent.

yamahog > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/22/2014 at 14:44

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Wellllll, one year they decided to diversify, so my pledge class is about 50-50 Jewish-Catholic, but apparently we suck so after that year, less than 5 non-Jews per 50 person pledge class.

And I can't recall but it's been brought up before.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > yamahog 07/22/2014 at 14:49

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thats actually pretty darn interesting

Jayhawk Jake > 404usernotfound 07/22/2014 at 14:53

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It's always in conflict, but something like this seems a bit extreme for a holiday.

Hopefully it calms down soon.

jsmizira > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/22/2014 at 15:20

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my dad is from palestine. I can has Birthright trip too?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jsmizira 07/22/2014 at 15:23

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Birthright is for jews, theres a similar thing for Christians, I dunno, there might be one for palestinians

jsmizira > For Sweden 07/22/2014 at 15:23

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My sister is over in haifa right now planning her wedding with her Israeli fiance, and my parents are supposed to go there pretty soon. I hope things calm down. my wife hasn't been yet and does not know the joys of Jaffa sweets or Booza Rukubs yet.

jsmizira > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/22/2014 at 15:29

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If there is I haven't found it. I think it might come from the issue that I always have at least a 6 hour interrogation everytime I go through ben gurion airport. I hand them my passport and say "let me guess you want me to wait in that room over there right?" thankfully the are usually a little easier on my little sister. Only 4 hours average for her.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jsmizira 07/22/2014 at 15:37

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I have a story regarding immigration security: My cousin is a travel writer for lonely planet, he has dual american and Israeli citizenship. When entering vietnam for an assignment, they pulled him aside, interrogated him and banned him from ever coming back to vietnam. I guess they thought he was a spy.

jsmizira > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 07/22/2014 at 15:45

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did he at least get to do his work in that country or did they just send him back? if they just sent him back same day that would almost literally be the worst.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jsmizira 07/22/2014 at 15:48

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he was just writing a revision on a book he already wrote. The revision just got cancelled, he got sent back the same day.