Alvin Ailey artist made to dance at airport by Israeli security

Wednesday 10th September, 06:22 PM JST

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Xennon at 07:33 PM JST - 10th September

but Jackson said that the only place he has had a similarly humiliating experience in the past was at a U.S. airport

Glad that was mentioned. So true, so true.
Alinsky4prez at 07:48 PM JST - 10th September

the horror.
rjd_jr at 09:00 PM JST - 10th September

Outrageous. Refreshing to know he is so humble, not wanting to pursue a billion dollar defamation lawsuit like other nationalities would do. Nonetheless this racial profiling is despicable, and I sure hope to see condemnation from people here who are so quick to condemn others.
Sarge at 10:53 PM JST - 10th September

"made to dance"

They didn't fire bullets at his feet did they?
adaydream at 11:10 PM JST - 10th September

It doesn't make any difference whether they fired bullets or not, this is crap how they treated an American citizen.

Passport shown, enough.

Even the interrogation is cool, but that's enough.

Maybe if we send them another. $170,000,000.00 they'll quit harrassing American citizens. < :-)
OssanULTRA at 11:48 PM JST - 10th September

I am impressed with this man that he did not want to make a legal issue out of it and go chasing millions of dollars. On the other hand I believe he has every right to send a bill to the Israeli Immigration authorities for his two dance performances.
KitsuneYoukai at 12:12 AM JST - 11th September

Not everyone has a perfect experience. These are probably rare and will never change considering people do the checking and not all people are politically correct.
OgieDoggie at 01:35 AM JST - 11th September

So before going to Isreal should i learn how to dance???
haytkayokomiya at 03:08 AM JST - 11th September

More paranoia in Israel.
Helter_Skelter at 08:36 AM JST - 11th September

More paranoia in Israel.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

Jackson said he did not plan to press the matter further, saying the numerous apologies he has received from American dignitaries and his Israeli hosts is “enough for me.”

No apologies were necessary. If anything, kudos should be given to the security guards for the clever, not to mention entertaining, way they verified his identity.