Jewish Campers Kicked Off Spanish Airline, Chaperone Handcuffed, for Being ‘Highly Disruptive’; Campers Insist They Were Well-Behaved
Eyewitness accounts refute Vueling’s claims that the ‘polite’ campers were being disruptive.
Eyewitness accounts refute Vueling’s claims that the ‘polite’ campers were being disruptive.
A group of around 50 Jewish children and teenagers, aged 10 to 15, were removed from a Vueling Airlines flight at Valencia Airport on Wednesday after singing traditional Hebrew songs on board. The group, visiting Spain as part of a European summer camp, was scheduled to fly from Valencia to Paris. According to reports, the group was singing Hebrew songs onboard the Airbus A320, triggering objections from crew. Vueling staff reportedly called Israel a “terrorist state” and didn’t want Hebrew singing onboard. The camp director, a 21‑year‑old woman, was forcibly removed from the aircraft and “arrested and beaten.”
A group of about 50 French Jewish children, aged 10-15, were kicked off of a Vueling flight in Valencia along with their camp director. They were enroute back to France. The group was singing Hebrew songs onboard the Airbus A320, triggering objections from crew. Vueling staff reportedly called Israel a “terrorist state” and didn’t want Hebrew singing onboard. The camp director, a 21‑year‑old woman, was forcibly removed from the aircraft and “arrested and beaten.”
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