(Berlin) On Thursday, 3 German born but from an Arabic background security guards hired to protect ITB Berlin: the largest travel trade fair in the world, decided to hold a protest outside the Israel booth screaming pro-Palestinian slogans
that called for the destruction of the Jewish state.
The police were called and the security guards were thrown out of the fair , having been suspended on the spot. The Police have not pressed any charges, which has raised the question about the vetting process for security guards, who feel that religious affiliations overrule the rule of law. The firm in charge of security stated that the three men had been working for a "partner
company," and that their responsibility at the ITB had been to coordinate
traffic outside - a job for which no background checks were deemed necessary.
