An Israeli woman who has lived in the United States for the last 15 years was barred from boarding a London-bound Kuwait Airways flight in New York because of her Israeli citizenship.
Times of Israel Iris Eliazarov, 26, who came to the United States when she was 11 and has a green card, was barred from the November 1 Kuwait Airways flight from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to London, The New York Daily News reported Friday. Her husband, David Nektalov, a US citizen, was allowed to board the flight.
A Kuwaiti law prohibits Israeli citizens from flying on Kuwait Airways. Eliazarov has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the airline, which argues that the airline policy violates both state and federal civil rights laws. “I didn’t think discrimination like this could exist in America, at JFK [Airport], in New York City. If they want to operate here, they have to obey U.S. laws.”
The airline’s attorney John Maggio told the newspaper that the suit has no merit because the policy is based on citizenship, not religion. He said that a Muslim with an Israeli passport also would not be allowed on the plane. (On the other hand, why would any Jew want to fly on an Arab-Muslim airline?)
Regardless of what sort of person she is or isn’t, I hope she sues them for $10Billion and wins.
However, I wouldn’t even consider getting on a Muslim airline, period, ever.
I see we are on the same page PH; you just covered one of the questions I was going to ask, that being: Why the —- would ANY self respecting Israeli or ANY civilized non-muslim person want to board an arselifter airline?! And the other question: Why is an airline from a country harboring Islamic terrorists even allowed to fly in or out of U.S airspace and airports?!…..Oh yeah! That may be for the same reasons Israeli airlines don’t fly into the U.S., the muslime in the White House and his half dozen + DC advisors and cohorts…aka. bros!
A simple solution is dont travel on muslim airlines..emirates, gulfair, oman, egypt air etc use your country of origin airline…El -AL or the American airlines of your choice. share this post to all and sundry on face book twitter etc I am sure that Kuwait airlines will lose quite a few passengers..why didnt she fly BA IT HAS a wonderful flight record, and alsoo serves Kosher food onboard if you request it..
I’m surprised they didn’t offer a free tattoo of the Star of David in recompense.
do you have bacon and eggs for breakfast Ban this transport company from the US couldnt call it an Airline
Bacon!! Mmmm……Well, as long as their bro is in the White Hut, the arse lifting airlines will keep coming here, but no Jooooooo airlines!..Hellooo, dhimmis; what DOES that tell you?!
got that right couldn’t she and her husband flown a different airline?
Yes, it’s not as if there aren’t at least a dozen airlines that fly to London from JFK. I would never get on a muslim airline for any reason. I bet she is a leftist Jew into all that multiculti crap. Serves her right.
Maybe they booked the flight with one of those fare comparison sites and just took the cheapest flight without caring which airline it was. Then again why is Kuwait airlines doing any hops that don’t begin or end in KUWAIT in the first place?
Even if she is a clueless lefty I hope she sues their asses off. This creeping sharia stuff has to be nipped in the bud (one way or another). Kuwaiti law is IRRELEVANT. Only American and British law counts here (if they bother to enforce it).
Planes often do a stopover in a European city before they continue to the Middle East.
Obama talibani Brother he Freed from Gitmo …….Killed .
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/09/isis-militant-rauf-killed-afghanistan-drone-strike-guantanamo
Correction …………..He fooled Americans and was Released under “Islam is Religion of Peace ” Bush Admin.,
One down, how many to go?
Damn! Those stewardesses are ugly!
ACLU? cair?
Eff Kuwait.
Sue them for Judeophobia! Let’s let the ADL do something useful for a change.
Strange hOw all this ‘BULLSHITTING DISCRIMINATION IS PROJECTED MAINLY ONLY ONE WAY ( being for MUZSCUM against the rest of this world ! Is astoundingly beyond all possible jokes known ! ) yet, when it rises it’s UGLY HEAD, to any other party, it’s appears to be a law that clearly ” SHOWS;- DISCRIMINATES AGAIST EVERY OTHER PERSON WHENEVER THE NEED IS AQUIRED !!!! ”
Now, where is the wholesome OUTRAGE IN THE MEDIA, HERE THEN ???
I wait with baited breath… Or will I DIE, before its admitted …..