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Israelis Flee by Land as Ben Gurion Airport Chokes; Netanyahu Takes the Hit

Israel’s secure-state image takes the hit when Ben Gurion chokes and Israelis start leaving by land through Egypt instead. Right, so Ben Gurion airport is down to one departing flight an hour with just fifty per flight now because Iran has basically all but decimated Israel’s domestic flight capability. Israelis have been going out by land through Egypt and Jordan instead, something of a reverse Exodus if you will, except the Red Sea won’t open for them this time, so doesn’t that make them not so much God’s chosen people in which case? But it is a rotten look for Benjamin Netanyahu when he has spent years selling himself as the man who keeps Israel secure and in control and the only way out is via the privilege of crossing borders that they deny the right to for others. This is not a country calmly riding out pressure as they would like the world to think then. That is the state’s main international airport choking while people start treating the neighbouring borders as the more practical way out. Netanyahu can call it temporary, he can call it operational, he can call it whatever he damn well likes, but the picture is already there in front of everyone: the airport is banjaxed, the roads out are doing all the work – good job Iran doesn’t believe in blowing them like Israel itself has a habit of doing; just look at Lebanon and its bridges, or iran and their still under construction bridges - and his strongman image looks a lot less convincing when people are heading for the exits as fast as they possibly can. I wonder they’re all going? Home perhaps. Ben Gurion says more than any speech here because airports are where states either look normal or they do not. The restriction was not some tiny adjustment buried in a notice. One flight an hour, fifty passengers on the outbound leg only and calls from Israeli aviation officials for immediate closure of the airspace ahead of Passover. That is not normality under strain. That is the main airport being reduced to a controlled choke point. Ben-Gurion Airport is now severely restricted, with only one departing flight per hour carrying 50 passengers, due to Iran's impact on Israel's domestic flight capabilities. This situation has led to a "reverse exodus" as Israelis opt for land travel through Egypt and Jordan. The current state of affairs reflects a challenging period for Benjamin Netanyahu amidst the ongoing iran israel war and raises questions about Israel's control in the middle east. ►SOURCES: ANADOLU AGENCY: Israel imposes flight restrictions at Ben Gurion Airport JTA: Ahead of Passover, Israelis seeking to leave cut a reverse-Exodus path through Egypt MIDDLE EAST MONITOR: Hundreds of Israelis stranded at Aqaba Airport as Jordan suspends flights ISRAELI DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE: Stay or Go? A Mapping of the Views and Considerations of Israelis in Relation to Moving Abroad TRT WORLD: Over 50,000 Israeli soldiers reportedly hold foreign citizenship ***Subscribe to the channel here*** https://www.youtube.com/KernowDamo?sub_confirmation=1 ►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialistTelly) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that are associated with that living in Tory Britain - both blue Tories and red ones - and I personally believe the answer lies in socialism. This channel, along with my other social media act as outlets to push back against that, to demand better of our politicians and leaders, to pull apart the media spin that supports them and the way the UK is run and to give a voice, loud as mine is, to the voiceless. ►CONTACT: Email: [email protected] ►SUPPORT: If you appreciate the importance of alternative media in the UK and enjoy my work please consider financially supporting it. Various options to suit all budgets, please visit linktr.ee/KernowDamo to find out more. Please support Independent Media. ►SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Alternatively please share this video on your favourite social media & if you'd like to see what I get up to elsewhere, you can also find links to my presence elsewhere at linktr.ee/KernowDamo Damo Rants Kernow Damo news,breaking news,war,Netanyahu,Israel,travel,international relations,politics,Gaza,Middle East,conflict,Palestine,airport,crisis,evacuation,security,Ben Gurion Airport,refugees,terrorism,humanitarian crisis,benjamin netanyahu,trump,donald trump,politics news,strait of hormuz,iran news today,iran israel,news today,political analysis,us iran war,geopolitics,world alternative media,iran,world news,top news,kernow damo,kernowdamo,damo rants,damo