WATCH: 5 Prominent Anti-Israel Activists Prevented From Boarding Tel Aviv-Bound Flight

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Anti-Israel activists who were prevented from boarding Tel Aviv-bound flight. Credit: JVP Twitter
A group of five prominent anti-Israel BDS movement activists were prevented Monday from boarding a flight from Washington, D.C., to Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.

The anti-Zionist organization Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) had coordinated the “interfaith delegation” to Israel. When the group attempted to check in for a Lufthansa flight to Tel Aviv at Dulles International Airport, they were informed the Israeli government had ordered they not be allowed to board.

“We were told at check-in that the airline has a letter from the Israeli government saying we are not allowed to fly to Israel.

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I wasn’t even able to get as far as checking my bag,” said Wise, according to a JVP statement. She added, “I’m heartbroken and outraged.”

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Israel’s move falls in line with the Knesset legislature’s recent approval of a bill forbidding BDS activists from entering the Jewish state.

(JNS.org) 

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