The Anti-Defamation League is calling out Lufthansa after the German carrier blocked a large group of travelers – seemingly because they were Jewish- from boarding a flight in Frankfurt, Germany. The carrier apologized for last week’s incident, calling it inconsistent with its policies and values. “We have zero tolerance for racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination of any type,” Lufthansa said Tuesday in a statement.
Lufthansa also said it should have limited its flight ban to passengers who refused to follow its rules.
“While Lufthansa is still reviewing the facts and circumstances of that day, we regret that the large group was denied boarding rather than limiting it to the non-compliant guests,” the airline added. “We apologize to all the passengers unable to travel on this flight, not only for the inconvenience, but also for the offense caused and personal impact.”
CBS reports that the ADL, the anti-hate organization, dismissed Lufthansa’s statement as insufficient and vague.
“This non-apology fails to admit fault or identify the banned passengers as Jews. It also refers to them as a group, even though many were strangers. They had one commonality — being visibly Jewish,” the group stated in a tweet. “In addition to investigating, ensuring accountability and taking steps to repair the harm, including compensating the victims to the extent possible, Lufthansa, as a German company, has a special responsibility to educate its staff.”
CBS reports that Yad Vashem director Dani Dayan, the former Consul General of Israel in New York and the director of Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, also weighed in. Lufthansa’s statement “is not an apology,” he tweeted. “We expect you to do better…”
It’s groups like the ADL that causes these problems to begin with. Non religious Intermarried Jews who try to outdo the goyim. Pheh.
the reason ADL causes problems is because they are very selective in what and who they protect. Their views are not compatible with Torah values and only stick up for religious jews when it serves their narrative; like all typical liberals.
How about demanding an apology from those few that refused to wear masks?
Go back to your Mommy’s basement. There you’ll be nice and safe and will live forever.
Just this morning an acquaintance was flying out from Greece to Minchen with Lufthansa. The person was wearing a mask covering the mouth and nose; a mask worn on every previous flight taken. During checkin the rep at Lufthansa tells her she wont be able to board with that mask so she asked why? because it’s not good enough. The woman was stunned; she tried asking why? this is a regular mask I’ve been wearing forever and she refused to allow her to. When the woman boarded the flight she saw a huge amount of people on the flight with the mask she wore and nobody was told anything; the woman is a people loving, never arguing peaceful person ; 75yrs of age. It’s like a punch in your face when you experience being singled out like that for zero reason. What is going on with this airline? I suggested she contacts dov hikind or the aguda… This also has to be added onto the complaint. It seems small but it’s way deeper.