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Abu Dhabi Airlines has flown flights to Israel with a painting of the Temple

Etihad Airways' Facebook page was filled with outraged comments that "this is not Israel. This is Palestine" - and the photo was removed

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Monday, 16 November 2020, 16:22

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Etihad Airways lands in Israel for the first time (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)

(In the video: Etihad Airways lands for the first time at Ben Gurion Airport) The

first squeaks were heard today (Monday) in the mutual idyll that accompanies the inauguration of the new airlines between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. To the Etihad Airways network, the national airline of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

, the Facebook campaign, which addresses the audience of pilots from the Union to Israel, features a flight attendant in one of the company uniforms, along with colorful illustrations that symbolize the State of Israel Dead Sea salt and mud crystals, palm trees and other local plants as well as an illustration of the front of the Temple, with the inscription Second Temple (probably referring to the Second Temple).

In addition, in a video that was also uploaded to the company's Facebook page, an airline flight attendant is seen against the backdrop of Jaffa landscapes.

"We present daily flights between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, starting March 28, 2021," read the accompanying post to the video.

"Meet the flight attendant Ann. In this (photographed) guide, she will tell you in 60 seconds everything you need to know about the city."

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Etihad flight attendant in an advertisement for Israel.

Temple on the left (screenshot)

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"A land conquered by the skulls and blood of the Palestinian people"

Many Arab surfers reacted to these advertisements with great anger.

The responses were written in English, and include statements such as "This country is Israel, but Israel conquered Palestine years ago," wrote Abeer Abudayeh.

Another surfer, Marwan H Bsharat, wrote: "It is a shame that you are promoting a land conquered on the skulls and blood of the Palestinian people."

However, the most repeated response is It's Called Palestine.

As of this writing (Monday afternoon), the advertisement and video had been removed from the airline's Facebook page

.

Soon, 28 weekly flights are expected between the destinations, which will be divided between airlines from Israel and the Union, including Etihad Airways.

The comments on Facebook were not long in coming (screenshot)

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