I don't know cry or laugh on this article. BTW, in my city there are only two condition, when spotters must put their cameras down and leave spotting places because security people drive here and insist on it - for President plane, enforced by State Security, and for El Al traffic, enforced by their own ground security guys
What authority do ELAL security have in a foreign country outside of the airport ? Whilst they may be perfectly entitled to subject ELAL passengers to searches and questioning before boarding, I can't see how they can issue orders to people outside of the airport who aren't travelling on ELAL.
Its a bit like a New York police officer trying to issue a speeding ticket in London.