A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing of a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel. The activist was not allowed to board the plane because she wasn't Israeli or Jewish. Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
法航被法庭判处犯有“歧视罪”,因为它歧视一名亲巴勒斯坦的女乘客,将她赶下一架飞往以色列的飞机。原因是她既不是以色列人,也不是犹太人。Hugh Schofield在巴黎报道。
The incident happened during, what was dubbed by the media, the flytilla when hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists sought to fly to Tel Aviv airport and then to make their way to the occupied West Bank. Horia Ankour was one who try to fly from Nice, but shortly before takeoff, she was asked by a member of the aircrew if she was a Jewish or Israeli and when she said no, she was asked to leave the plane. The prosecution said it was a clear-cut case of racial discrimination and the judge agreed finding Air France guilty and fine it 10,000 Euros or $13,000.
媒体称事发时,数百名亲巴勒斯坦分子希望飞往本古里安国际机场,然后前往被占领西岸地区。乘客Horia Ankour希望从尼斯飞去。但起飞前有空乘人员问她是否是犹太人或以色列人,她说都不是,于是就被要求下飞机。检控方称这显然是种族歧视,法官确定法航有罪,并处以一万欧元(1.3万美元)的罚款。