It is well known in the Arab community in Israel that “Flying While Muslim” will earn you extra security checks and delayed travel. Palestinian-American journalist Noor Wazwaz shared her experience of flying into Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport across her social media channels, where she has more than 28,000 followers.

Wazwaz, who says her goal is become “the first Muslim hijab [head scarf]-wearing news anchor on American television,” decided to become a journalist to better represent “[the] Arab and Muslim voice in Western media.”

She shared her travail of entering Israel this week in order to get to Palestine, the most expedient way to arrive internationally; far quicker than landing in Amman, Jordan, and driving to the Israel-controlled West Bank. Wazwaz reports that she was detained for more than four hours, followed by an interrogation by Israeli security personnel who accused her family of terrorist activity based on national and ethnic origin. Wazwaz was flying on an American passport.

On Instagram, Wazwaz recalls her experience, saying that the humiliation she was subjected to at the border would not stop her from returning to Palestine:

On Wazwaz's social media accounts, friends and followers reached out to express support and solidarity, commiserating on similar experiences. On Instagram, Arwa Sarsour writes:

On Facebook, where her post has garnered 4,000 likes and almost 800 shares at time of writing. Follower Ahlam Abutineh shares:

Ph Sima Ghnaim, who is also North American although not a Palestinian passport holder, writes of similar treatment:

And Maria M. Jaber Khalil questions how Israeli security's treatment of American citizens holding dual Palestinian citizenship can be legal or accepted pro forma by the United States, arguing:

To those who have never experienced humiliation at the hands of border control, Shireen Nasser‘s description touches at the humanity of the experience.

As many times as we all try to tell the stories to others, they really can never imagine what a mental manipulation it all is until they've experienced it. It's such a form of degradation and oppression beyond what has ever been taught in any history book.

Other commenters allude to the highly controversial Right of Return, which states that the descendants of Palestinian refugees who were expelled in the 1948 War — which Israelis call the War of Independence and Palestinians call the Nakba (“Catastrophe”) — should be able to return to the land and claim their original property. An estimated 30,000-50,000 original Palestinian emigrants now have family numbering 5 million worldwide. The Right of Return has been a sticking point in peace negotiations, yet to be resolved.

As a counterpart, Israeli Jews demand recognition for the 1 million Jews who were expelled from Arab lands as a result of the establishment of the State of Israel, who, like the 1948 Palestinians, were forced to leave their property and assets at home and whose value was then absorbed by their subsequent states for significant economic gain.

Instagram user Enasjudeh enthuses:

… I would endure that a million times to visit that beautiful country!

While Rehab Eid, a self-identified Muslim Palestinian New Yorker, claims:

They think that'll stop us from coming back, but we just get stronger!

Echoing the popular sentiment, Beesan Arouri asserts:

As for Wazwaz herself, you can follow her journey in Palestine through her frequent updates.