South African authorities under fire after 150 Palestinians stranded on plane for hours

South African authorities faced heavy criticism Friday after they held more than 150 Palestinians, including a woman who is nine months pregnant, on a plane for 12 hours due to complications with their travel documents.

A pastor who was allowed to meet with the passengers while they were still stuck on the plane said the conditions aboard were appalling.

“We’ve fought at the International Court of Justice for these people and they came…