Israeli President Shimon Peres has booked tickets on Air Canada rather than pay the $4,700 fee El Al demanded for the oxygen tank he must carry with him, according to Israel’s Channel 2. The station reported that travel regulations for public officials require Peres’ personal paramedic to bring along the oxygen tank. Peres is 88-years-old. […]
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