Showing posts with label Israeli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israeli. Show all posts
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Shocker: Avis Car Rental Bars Israeli Executive from Renting
On Saturday evening, Dov Bergwerk arrived at the Avis branch on West 76th Street and Broadway. Accompanied by his wife Ruth, the Bergwerks were planning to join friends for dinner in Westchester. Mr. Bergwerk, a senior vice president and general corporate counsel at the Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva, got out his driver’s license, reservation number and “Wizard” loyalty card – he’s rented from Avis dozens of times before – and anticipated the usual smooth transition into a nondescript mid-sized sedan.
That’s when the trouble started.
Read more at the Observer Read More......
That’s when the trouble started.
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Avis Car Rental,
discrimination,
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Monday, June 15, 2015
Israeli Students Barred from Louvre
The District Governor of Ile De France has contacted the State Attorney’s Office on Monday, after the French newspaper Liberation reported that two prominent historical sites turned away a group of students from the Tel Aviv University (TAU) Art History program last month.
According to the report, both the Louvre art museum and the Sainte-Chapelle church rejected tour requests from the group on the basis of their nationality.
Read more at Israel National News Read More......
According to the report, both the Louvre art museum and the Sainte-Chapelle church rejected tour requests from the group on the basis of their nationality.
Read more at Israel National News Read More......
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