Bethlehem – Ma’an – Despite the diplomatic immunity that Pope Benedict XVI enjoys throughout the world, Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport security officials insisted on inspecting all the pontiff’s luggage when he left the Holy Land last Friday, according to the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv.
According to Ma’ariv’s report, which appeared on Tuesday, the pope’s attendants were asked to put all the gifts he received during his weeklong visit through an X-ray machine. The aides were also questioned at the airport.
Ma’ariv said the pope’s entourage at first refused the search, causing an argument that threatened to snowball into a diplomatic crisis. But after long discussions and the intervention of high-level officials, the pope’s attendants agreed to have their luggage checked in the X-ray machine.
Security officers noticed the pope’s personal physician carrying a bag with a cooler, and after inspection they found it contained four containers of blood of the pope’s blood type kept in case of emergency.
"We are responsible for the safety of millions of passengers who use the airport every year, and we receive official directives on how to do our job," Israeli airport authorities commented on the incident.
This shows how the Israel treat everyone, EQUAL, init?
http://www.uruknet.de:80/?s1=1&p=54429&s2=21
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