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Palestinian activist removed from the aircraft: Air France gets fined

Paris, France - The company, judged guilty for discrimination, will have to pay 13,000 Euros

A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination, sentencing it to pay a 13,000-Euro fine, because it removed a Palestinian activist from an aircraft. Horia Ankour embarked in Nice to fly to Tel Aviv and participate to the pro-Palestinian campaign "Welcome to Palestine", dubbed by Israeli media the Flytilla", in April 2012: the initiative provided that hundreds of activists arrived...

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Rome, Italy, 04/08/2013 19:20
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