At the airport in Tel Aviv, Russian aircraft are signaled by the flag of Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Donkees]

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Ben-Gurion Airport flag-waver was suspended from work 🇺🇦

Russian planes flying to Israel were the victim of what could be described as an act of trolling by workers at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday when landing planes were signaled with a blue-and-yellow flag, the color of the Ukrainian flag.

Footage was shared over social media by a reporter for KAN of a worker at the airport waving a blue-and-yellow flag at a Russian plane that had arrived at the airport.

Though many countries around the world have condemned Russia and closed off their airspaces to Russian planes, Israel has not closed their airspace, with many analysts citing the extremely delicate balance needed to maintain their strategic interests in Syria.

However, many Israelis are still showing solidarity with Ukraine as it battles against a massive Russian invasion. And evidently, one of Ukraine's supporters was working that day at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Whether he will continue to be employed there in the future is unknown, however, as the same KAN reporter that shared the story tweeted that the flag-waver was suspended from work.

https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-699351

[magicarpet]

1. Ha Ha Ha,.. well ain't that poetic justice ...

... thems poor Ruskquies.

[grumpyduck]

2. Yeah!!!!!

[regnaD kciN]

3. Why hasn't Israel closed its airspace...?

[Nevilledog]

4. They get money from oligarchs

[DFW]

5. I can think of one reason

There are a huge number of former Soviet/Russian emigrés in Israel whose numbers probably aren’t diminishing, especially now. Some twenty-five years ago, although he isn’t Jewish, my son in law was one of them.

His father was killed, probably by thugs associated with Putin. His mom hooked up with someone in Israel, so there she went. She later hooked up with her current husband, a New York Irish guy, and that is where they have lived for the last 11 years or so.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Syria

[Marius25]

10. Israel is in a tough spot.

Russia has troops on Israel's northern border, and is currently stopping Syria and Assad from providing money and military aid to Hezbollah.

So if Israel goes hard against Russia, Putin might give Assad the go ahead to start attacking Israel.

Israel is getting a lot of criticism for not going harder against Russia, although they did sign the UN Resolution condemning Russia.

But Israel is also looking out for its own security.

[relayerbob]

6. Why are they accepting Russian planes

when they are buying American bombs?

[Behind the Aegis]

9. Syria

[Donkees]

7. Ben-Gurion Airport flag-waver was suspended from work

Russian planes flying to Israel were the victim of what could be described as an act of trolling by workers at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday when landing planes were signaled with a blue-and-yellow flag, the color of the Ukrainian flag.

Footage was shared over social media by a reporter for KAN of a worker at the airport waving a blue-and-yellow flag at a Russian plane that had arrived at the airport.

Though many countries around the world have condemned Russia and closed off their airspaces to Russian planes, Israel has not closed their airspace, with many analysts citing the extremely delicate balance needed to maintain their strategic interests in Syria.

However, many Israelis are still showing solidarity with Ukraine as it battles against a massive Russian invasion. And evidently, one of Ukraine's supporters was working that day at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Whether he will continue to be employed there in the future is unknown, however, as the same KAN reporter that shared the story tweeted that the flag-waver was suspended from work.

https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-699351