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holdencaufield

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25. No more than it would be if ...
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 07:18 AM
Apr 2013

... asking someone if they are an American-citizen while boarding a flight to the US is discriminatory ... it is an attempt to establish visa requirements.

good if they knew and sold her the ticket anyway azurnoir Apr 2013 #1
Apparently, you don't travel much holdencaufield Apr 2013 #2
I don't travel much? Who the hell are you referring to? The article reports what Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #3
I fly a lot and everything Holden said is true , King_David Apr 2013 #4
You don't read well, do you? Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #5
Doesn't change facts , King_David Apr 2013 #6
I have news for you, the fact is the airline was fined. Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #7
What's going to be painful is ... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #8
Post the claim the airline is appealing, link it. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #10
Maybe Karsenty will be willing to provide them azurnoir Apr 2013 #15
The Jewish state has never won any popularity prizes ever King_David Apr 2013 #12
Israel is very popular particularly in the US, and particularly with Obama delrem Apr 2013 #13
In the USA King_David Apr 2013 #14
It will? When will that happen? Link where it is reported an appeal has been filed. Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #17
Yes the Jewish State was very popular prior to 1967 ? LOL King_David Apr 2013 #18
You post that quote often...enjoy your disconnect from reality. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #19
Since 1948 the substance of Abba Ebbens quote(s) King_David Apr 2013 #20
Israel the victim? Shaktimaan Apr 2013 #36
You're confused I believe b/c you jumped into a conversation. Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #37
apparently you do not understand not every country is like the US azurnoir Apr 2013 #16
Doesn't matter if it happened in France or Bangladesh ... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #21
here's the part your ignoring azurnoir Apr 2013 #22
It sounds like the airline employee was "trying" be be accomodating... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #23
In any event asking a passenger "are you Jewish" as an apparent azurnoir Apr 2013 #24
No more than it would be if ... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #25
stewardesses normally establish visa requirements azurnoir Apr 2013 #26
Have you not been paying attention? holdencaufield Apr 2013 #27
so you feel that a flight attendent has the authority to remove someone from a plane based on their azurnoir Apr 2013 #28
That isn't what happened ... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #29
once again from the OP and your accusation of antisemitism on my part is out of line azurnoir Apr 2013 #30
You don't travel much do you? shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #35
Welcome to Palestine initiative shows how the whole of Palestine is under siege. delrem Apr 2013 #9
Thanks delrem. Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #11
Plenty of people are banned from EU countries, the US, Canada and just about every country in the Dick Dastardly Apr 2013 #32
but she was kicked off of the flight in France not refused entry to Israel azurnoir Apr 2013 #33
You are right she was kicked off a flight in France but I was responding to a post and subthread Dick Dastardly Apr 2013 #39
the post was asking someone to imagine the reverse of the situation described here azurnoir Apr 2013 #42
If you read other papers Air France actually removed the passenger because she was on a list of Dick Dastardly Apr 2013 #40
well the last sentence was pretty much what I've been saying azurnoir Apr 2013 #41
This is about Israeli control of ingress, egress, and regress to occupied Palestine. nt delrem Apr 2013 #34
Not the same...I wish there was a transcript from the trial. But there is more than Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #38
Thank you very informative n/t azurnoir Apr 2013 #31
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