respectfully, you are mistaken.
The Rabbi made a specific demand for his religious symbol. Either they airport give him his religious symbol a space OR the airport must remove the christmas trees.
The airport gave him EXACTLY what he asked for. He just never expected to win.
Now he has to live with consequences of his Pyric victory. He got exactly what he asked for.
The Port director is on now.
She explains: They were approached with a request to put up a menorah. The request was accompanied by a threat to sue if the Port didn't comply. The Port was requested to have a lighting ceremony (which would have made it a religious ceremony).
So there was not threat to sue if the trees were not removed, but there absolutely a threat to sue, in fact she is saying they were given 18 hours to comply.