PEREIRA: @THISHOUR, U.S. flights once again have the green light to land at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Earlier, you'll recall they ordered the planes from the U.S. to stop flying into and out of the city after a Hamas rocket hit a building near the airport. Our Pamela Brown says the FAA is now keeping a close eye on the situation and could start banning Tel Aviv flights again at any time.</s>PAMELA BROWN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Michaela, officials are keeping a very close eye on the situation in Tel Aviv. We have learned the first flight from the U.S. have landed in Tel Aviv since that ban was lifted. Two U.S. officials tell CNN the threat is the same there as it was before the FAA freeze but the big change that has happened since the ban was lifted 36 hours after it was put in place, according to these officials, is that Israel has shared more information about airport defenses. The sources say, since Tuesday, there have been discussions amongst the FAA, the intelligence community and other U.S. government agencies with Israel. And part of what came out of that was Israel's willingness to adjust certain protocols and procedures to convince U.S. officials it would be safe for planes flying into and out of the Ben Gurion Airport. But it is up to the airlines. And all three U.S. airlines that fly to Israel announced they will resume flights. Most of the background amidst all of these accusations of the ban was more politics than safety. The U.S. president was accused of using the ban to force our ally to comply with foreign policy demands. And former New York Mayor Bloomberg flying to Israel to protest that ban. U.S. officials say, Michael, they're keeping a close eye on the situation there and they will put that ban back into place if need be -- Michaela?</s>PEREIRA: All right, Pamela Brown. Obviously, if you have a flight overseas to that part of the world, keep an eye on CNN. Coming up, imagine this, her mother is Jewish, her father, Palestinian. She is still learning how to live in peace with both sides of her heritage. We're going to talk directly with her coming up next.
FAA Lifts Flight Ban to Israel