Israel, Europe turn back pro-Palestinian activists (AP)



Israeli police officers stand guard at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv , Israel,Thursday, July 7, 2011. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian foreign activists planned to fly into Tel Aviv this week, prompting Israeli warnings that security would be beefed up at the country's already heavily fortified international airport.The campaign coincides with a separate attempt to break Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip with an international flotilla. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Officials at Israel's international airport have deported two pro-Palestinian activists as police remain on alert for hundreds of others who were supposed to come to protest travel restrictions on Palestinians.