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| By: Israel Insider staff |
| Published: September 18, 2007 |
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A group of Israeli-Arabs are boycotting El-Al, demonstrating against the intensive security checks that Arabs undergo in Israeli airports, according to the Jerusalem Post.
In December, two Arab-Israeli organizations, the Arab Association for Human Rights and the Center Against Racism, described the treatment of Arab-Israeli passengers as "racial profiling" in a study, saying the scrutiny was often accompanied by degrading treatment.
"This offensive practice accentuates the sense of discrimination felt by Arab citizens, reinforcing their feeling that they are considered second-class citizens by the state," the report concluded.
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