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An Israeli pilot was busted at Kennedy Airport for trying to bring a retractable baton onto a flight, officials said yesterday.

Shay Givony was headed to his El Al Airlines flight at around 10:15 p.m. Saturday when security at Terminal 4 spotted the weapon stashed in his luggage, the officials added.

Givony, 40, was arrested by Port Authority police and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.

The Israeli resident was awaiting arraignment last night in Queens Criminal Court, said a spokesman for the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

The airline did not immediately return requests for comment.

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