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26 Mar, 2014

After years of humiliation, Israeli Arabs say getting better treatment at airport | Haaretz

A new security system at Ben-Gurion International Airport seems to have suspended the invasive and humiliating security checks that have until now been routine for Palestinian and Israeli Arab travelers.

For the past two weeks, these passengers say, they have been treated exactly the same as Jewish passengers, instead of being subjected to interrogations, searches and delays.

The change is due to the installation of a new, automated system for checking passengers’ bags.

Read the rest: After years of humiliation, Israeli Arabs say getting better treatment at airport – National Israel News | Haaretz.