Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los Angeles, forcing some travellers to set off on foot with luggage.
As US airlines contended with a rush of holiday travel, the demonstrations snarled traffic on the outskirts of New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
In New York, activists locked arms and held banners demanding an end to Israel’s attack on Gaza and expanded rights for Palestinians, bringing traffic to a standstill on the expressway leading up to the airport for about 20 minutes.
Video posted to social media showed passengers, some carrying suitcases, leaving vehicles behind and stepping over barriers onto the highway median. One woman could be heard saying she is “sorry for what’s going on in another country”, but she had to get to work, using an obscenity.
Source: AlJazeera
