Israeli protesters and police clashed at Ben-Gurion Airport after the protesters refused police instruction to vacate the Terminal 3 hall.
Leaders of the Kaplan protest group attacked the airport authority as having been subject to political takeover.
Earlier this week, the anti-judicial reform protest movements announced that they would be escalating protest actions.
The new route is enjoying high demand from Israeli tourists wanting to visit Iceland, and for connecting flights between Tel Aviv and North America.
The protest movements announced they would launch a series of disruptive actions starting on Saturday night.
The prime minister missed the unveiling of the 50-meter-long, five-meter-high mural due to scheduling issues, his office said.
Snake smuggling has been a repeated issue at Ben-Gurion Airport.
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