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grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
Fri May 31, 2019, 04:58 PM May 2019

Palestinian Uber driver in L.A. kicks 2 Jewish women out of his car

A Palestinian Uber driver kicked two Jewish women out of his car on May 19 after he learned they were leaving the Israeli-American Council (IAC)’s Celebrate Israel Festival at nearby Rancho Park.

In a phone interview with the Journal, Dayna, (who requested only her first name be used for fear of retaliation), 33, and Rachel (a pseudonym; she requested that no part of her name be used for fear of retaliation) said they were in the back seat of the driver’s car across the street from Rancho Park at Fox Studios when he asked them, “What event were you coming from?” The women responded, “Just an event.” After the driver — who according to his Uber profile is named Mustafa — asked them again where they had come from, and after noticing that the car had not yet moved, Dayna said, “An Israeli Independence Day event.”

The driver then told them to get out of his car.

“He started laughing and he looked us dead in the eye and he said, ‘You need to get out of my car. I’m Palestinian,’ ” Dayna said. “The only reason I can think of that he would ask us which event we were coming from is he clearly wanted to make a statement. It was clear by the families crossing the street and the security that it was an Israel Independence event.”

https://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/community/299295/palestinian-uber-driver-refuses-ride-to-jewish-women/

The driver has since been banned from Uber.

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Palestinian Uber driver in L.A. kicks 2 Jewish women out of his car (Original Post) grossproffit May 2019 OP
Freedom of religion... Right? keithbvadu2 May 2019 #1
When will file a suit claiming his religious freedom is being violated? AJT May 2019 #2
Glad the bigot lost his job. Behind the Aegis Jun 2019 #3

keithbvadu2

(36,788 posts)
1. Freedom of religion... Right?
Fri May 31, 2019, 05:35 PM
May 2019

Freedom of religion... Right?

The right wing super Christians should be supporting him any moment now.

AJT

(5,240 posts)
2. When will file a suit claiming his religious freedom is being violated?
Fri May 31, 2019, 05:38 PM
May 2019

Not having to provide services if they go against his values.......

Didn't 45 just sign something like that? Do the crazy righties understand that the knife cuts both ways?

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