Heathrow Airport is under scrutiny after Israeli passengers, including El Al passengers, reported harassment and degrading treatment by customs officials. The controversy arose when staff members, wearing badges with Palestinian flags, allegedly harassed Israeli passengers after spotting Israeli flags on their luggage. The Home Office's professional standards unit has launched an investigation into the incident, following complaints that the behavior of Heathrow Border Force staff was inappropriate and discriminatory. The incident has sparked outrage among the Israeli passengers and has raised questions about the appropriateness of staff wearing political insignia while on duty.
UK probing complaint after Israelis 'harassed' by staff at Heathrow Airport https://t.co/h1rI7sxLwB
Disgraceful if true. Why are you letting staff wear political insignia @londonheathrow ? staff 'wearing @pro-Palestine badges' 'harassed' Israeli passengers, degrading treatment' after Israeli flag spotted. https://t.co/AYS1FrvPh3 https://t.co/2eA4eJLOEd
Israeli passengers have voiced outrage over harassment and "degrading treatment" by customs officials wearing pro-Palestine badges at Heathrow Airport. https://t.co/7OUvuLLEbJ
Heathrow staff 'wearing pro-Palestine badges' 'harassed' Israeli passengers and subjected them to 'degrading treatment' after customs official 'spotted Israeli flag on their luggage' https://t.co/gxWPckAT3Z https://t.co/l28bRY75or
The Home Office professional standards unit is investigating a complaint that Heathrow Border Force staff “harassed” Israeli passengers arriving in the UK. https://t.co/S8J5YCXism
“The people responsible for making sure terrorists don’t blow up airplanes were wearing badges that identify with terrorists.” El Al passengers called out security guards in @HeathrowAirport who had Palestinian flags pinned to the lanyards of their uniform https://t.co/e31sZxq49B https://t.co/3ll1Ceionx