Posted on 12/13/21
| News Source: i24
The protesting tour guides asked for Israel to reopen its skies or compensate the industry
Tour guides demonstrated outside Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday to protest the government’s Covid restrictions on international travel.
Israel’s government implemented several travel rules in order to stem the spread of the omicron variant, including closing the borders to foreigners in an effort to contain the outbreak.
Returning Israelis must also enter quarantine after arriving from abroad, regardless of their vaccination status.
The protestors at the airport called on Israel’s government to either reopen Israel’s skies, or provide compensation to those in the tourist industry hurt by the move.