[Skybird]

A French court today has sentenced Air France over claims of discrimination for having separated out a Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel, because the French learned that the woman was on a black list in Israel and was banned from entering the country, and international regulations demand carriers to not transport persons of whom it is known to the carrier that the authorities at the destination will not allow them into their nation. The French acted late, but in congruence with international rules and demands. The court obviously implied that since it was a Palestinian Arab heading for protesting the Gaza blockade, Air France should have violated international rules and should have transported the woman nevertheless.