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15 Jul, 2014

Jewish passenger thrown off U.S. flight after argument with Palestinian

…a commenter on the website Gothamist, who identified herself as the passenger who confronted Rosenberg, said that Rosenberg “was the only person yelling and actually said a Palestinian on the flight was a ‘danger to her’. She was removed from that flight for making a scene, refusing to sit in her seat and not complying with staff. Other passengers, if they come forward, will verify this.”

JetBlue confirmed that it asked Rosenberg to exit the plane, which was still on the ground in Florida and said that Rosenberg’s account is not accurate. “The story presented in no way reflects the reports from our crew, whose decision to remove the customer we support,” the airline said in a statement.

Read the rest: Jewish passenger thrown off U.S. flight after argument with Palestinian – Jewish World News Israel News | Haaretz.