A cabin steward on an Air France flight to Tel Aviv welcomed passengers to Palestine. Prior to landing at Ben-Gurion Airport, the crew member said “Welcome to Israel, welcome to Palestine” over the plane’s public address system, the Israeli daily Ma’ariv reported.
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