Russian-Israeli journalist removed from Netanyahu's US flight amid 'security concerns'
- Tuesday, Nick Kolyohin, a Russian-born Israeli freelance journalist, was asked to disembark from Benjamin Netanyahu's flight to Washington after security agents said they needed to verify his 'connections'.
- The Prime Minister's Office said it stopped Kolyohin traveling on the flight for security reasons, and Shin Bet said decisions aim to reduce risk to the Prime Minister by verifying his 'connections'.
- About 10 journalists aboard, Kolyohin said officers inspected his belongings 'as if there was a bomb', AFP reported.
- Reporters were permitted on the plane this time, but Kolyohin, scheduled to cover Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump for three Russian television channels, was ejected.
- Born in Moscow and moved to Israel aged nine, Kolyohin served in the Israeli military and later worked in the prime minister's office, and now holds only Israeli citizenship.
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Russian-born journalist removed from Netanyahu’s flight to US
A Russian-born Israeli journalist told AFP he was removed from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's flight to Washington on Tuesday moments before takeoff, after security agents said they needed to verify his "connections". Nick Kolyohin, a freelance reporter, had been scheduled to cover Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump for three Russian television channels. Unlike Netanyahu's two most recent trips to the United States, …
Journalist barred from Netanyahu flight over security concerns
Kolyohin appeared taken aback by the abrupt and last-minute reversal of the decision to allow him on the flight. By Dinah Bucholz, Jewish Breaking News Russian-Israeli journalist Nick Kolyohin, who had previously been cleared to fly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, was removed from the flight before its departure due to security concerns. Kolyohin contributes to the Russian state media outlet Russia Today, more commonly…
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Israeli-Russian journalist removed from prime minister's flight to Washington after Shin Bet agents said they would need to examine his 'connections'; Prime Minister's Office said the journalist was removed 'for security reasons that cannot be specified at this stage'
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