2. It was FOOLISH of the rabbi to threaten a lawsuit. This in accordance with the principle of "You don't point a lawyer at someone without pulling the trigger."
The airport officials neatly outmaneuvered this threat. It was predictable that the rabbi would take the heat for the removal of the Christmas trees. I congratulate the airport officials for defeating a frivolous lawsuit before it started.
I'm sorry, but the airport action reminds me of the hollywood blockbuster action movies. Like Die Hard. There's a guy trying to do what is right, the bad guys then kill a hostage, and the police say it's McClane's fault, like if he just surrendered to the bad guys then the bad guys wouldn't kill any more people.
Well, this guy wanted a Menorah, and in response the airport killed the christmas trees and said "It's all the evil Rabbi's fault for asking for a Menorah, make him go away and you can have your precious christmas trees back".
Sadly, that type of manipulative tactic works all too often, as it seems to be working here.