Israeli diplomat kicked out of Uber after speaking Hebrew: 'Can't believe this is happening in USA'

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As a top Israeli diplomat in Chicago, Itay Milner is used to engaging with people who disagree with his home country’s policies.

And being a former soldier in the Israeli army’s artillery unit, Milner said he doesn’t spook easily.

But the 36-year-old said he felt personally attacked and scared Thursday night when, he alleges, an Uber driver began cursing and ejected him from a vehicle on a busy road after the driver heard him speaking Hebrew.

Milner, Israel’s deputy consul general to the Midwest, documented his experience on social media following the ride that left him shaken up.

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