A major UK airport has confirmed it is investigating a member of staff who “shouted free Palestine at Israeli passengers”. Footage of an incident shared earlier today (May 31) alleged that a staffer at Stansted Airport was shouting at passengers disembarking a flight from Tel Aviv.
The footage shows an angry woman shouting and wagging her finger at the queue of passengers and staff members. Stansted Airport confirmed the incident had occurred sometime last week, with the woman heard shouting “free Palestine” and “f**k off bro, I work in this airport”.
The woman was then directed away from the queue that had formed opposite WH Smith by staffers in high vis vests, GB News reported.
A spokesman for the London travel hub said: “The airport is aware of the video circulating on social media and we are investigating the incident.”
A spokesman for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “This is appalling. Are people no longer free to travel without being accosted by so-called ‘activists’? Airport employees in London shouting ‘Free Palestine’ are doing nothing to bring peace to the Middle East.
“Being at the airport should never mean having to put up with these attention-seeking stunts designed to cause alarm. London Stansted Airport is right to launch an investigation and we will be paying close attention to the outcome.”
A separate event cancellation earlier this week at the British Museum sparked similar outrage. British Museum chiefs were accused of “running scared” after they postponed a Jewish history lecture when it emerged that pro-Palestine activists planned to deliberately disrupt the address.
The museum said: “We were informed that a significant proportion of registered attendees were individuals intending to deliberately disrupt the event, preventing others from participating in good faith and undermining the purpose of the programme.
“Following discussions with organisers and security partners, a joint decision was taken to postpone the event to a later date when it can take place in an environment that properly safeguards both the audience experience and the integrity of the programme itself.
“This decision was made to protect the event, not to diminish it. We will continue to support Jewish Culture Month and remain committed to providing a space where history, culture and scholarship can be explored openly, respectfully and without disruption.”