Throwing Away a Half Million Dollars on an Ego Trip Pretending to "Support" Palestinians

On April 15, approximately 600 activists paid about $750 each for tickets to fly to Israel to demonstrate against that country's existence. In almost all cases, they were prevented from boarding the aircraft. Airlines are legally responsible for not allowing passengers to board international flights who will be refused entry at the point of arrival. The tickets were not refunded. That means that about a half million dollars were thrown away in "supporting" the Palestinians. Imagine if that same amount had been provided for some productive purpose like improving medical care. So the activists got a thrill and did nothing but waste time and money for absolutely no return but an ego trip.