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A video of the incident, which became known in Israel as the “Chocolate Flight”, quickly went viral. It racked up millions of views, spawned an entry in Hebrew Wikipedia, was lampooned on the Israeli equivalent of SNL, and is often invoked to explain internet shaming or, conversely, in references to “the ugly Israeli.”
The video capturing the infamous Chocolate Flight incident.
Airlines take passenger violence seriously and have clear protocols for handling it. El Al is no different. If a passenger uses foul language, for example, or smokes, runs riot, ignores cabin crew requests, assaults another passenger or a crew member or even refuses to leave the toilet, the procedure for handling unruly/disruptive passengers is followed, including standard operating procedures for the captain and crew.