I already had a plane ticket to Israel when Hamas launched its horrendous attack and the region was at war. The idea of canceling my trip embarrassed me. I had already told friends I was coming. Show some solidarity, right? But when Delta canceled my flight, I had the perfect excuse not to go. Unfortunately, El Al was still flying.
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Uber drivers have opinions, too. “Everyone is leaving Israel and you’re going?” he says. At J.F.K. Airport, I found out he was wrong. The El Al check-in desk is under assault by a mob that is practically all Israeli. Israelis abroad have in fact been returning home by the thousands.
