Israeli passengers at Heathrow Airport have reported being harassed and subjected to “degrading treatment” by customs officials wearing pro-Palestine badges. The Mail has more.
The complaints have prompted a Home Office investigation by their professional standards unit.
This comes after two Israeli survivors of the Nova Music Festival attacks were “detained for two hours” at Manchester Airport earlier this year.
The passengers arrived at Heathrow on an El Al flight from Ben Gurion airport and were passing through the airport at 10.30pm when a customs official noticed the Israeli flags on their bags.
The officers ushered the whole group into a separate room for checks and the travellers said their luggage was scanned the Times reported.
One passenger told the group U.K. Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) they were walking towards the exit when a customs officer appeared and demanded one of the passengers explain what was on his suitcase.
When the man replied that it was an Israeli flag, the customs officer reportedly told all those on the flight to move to a separate room.
One traveller said that the customs officers had told them they could do whatever they wanted.
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