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About 300 Jewish people headed to DC Israel rally left stranded by bus drivers staging ‘deliberate and malicious’ walkout
New York Post ^ | Nov 14, 2023 | By Doree Lewak, Katherine Donlevy and Jack Morphet

Posted on 11/14/2023 9:27:16 PM PST by 11th_VA

Hundreds of Jewish people headed to Tuesday’s pro-Israel rally in DC were left stranded when bus drivers staged “a deliberate and malicious walk-off,’’ a major Jewish organization said.

The “anti-protest” left a charted flight from Detroit — about 300 people — on the Dulles Airport tarmac for about 11 hours before being sent back home, causing them to miss the entire March for Israel event.

“I thought it was nuts, I thought it was crazy that we’re blocked from getting to the rally,” Jonathan Kaufman told The Post, adding that there were “frantic” calls to find out what was happening as they were stranded for hours.

“Our right to assembly is a constitutional right — and this was straight up blocking that.”

Kaufman and 900 others hopped on three private planes out of Detroit that were charted by the Jewish Federation of Detroit, which also booked several buses to transport the massive group of ralliers to the march at DC’s National Mall.

The three private planes out from Detroit were chartered by the Jewish Federation of Detroit, which also booked several buses to transport its nearly 1,000 ralliers to the march at DC’s National Mall.

A third of the passengers weren’t allowed to leave the tarmac, however, after several buses failed to show up on the tarmac upon their 10:30 a.m. landing, according to a federation spokesperson.

The drivers had organized a “mass sick out” day to prevent Jewish ralliers from attending the much-anticipated march, leaving just a handful available to meet their obligations.

“We have learned from the bus company that this was caused by a deliberate and malicious walk-off of drivers,” the spokesperson told The Post.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Israel; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Michigan
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Welcome to Northern Virginia - could be an interesting law suit
1 posted on 11/14/2023 9:27:16 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

I hope the drivers are thrown out on their antisemitic a@@es, and that the bus company (1) refunds every penny they had been paid for the buses and (2) are sued right out of business.


2 posted on 11/14/2023 9:32:18 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: 11th_VA

Many Jews need to wake up to the fact that they are targets now and cannot take anything for granted.

And based on what Scripture states it’s going to be like for them during the Tribulation, it’s only going to get worse. Far worse.


3 posted on 11/14/2023 9:37:00 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: EinNYC

I would think that if 300 people would pool their resources they could file a pretty powerful lawsuit against the drivers.


4 posted on 11/14/2023 9:44:30 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: 11th_VA

Depending upon when the bus co found about this labor action, I don’t see their liability past refunding the charter costs. The drivers, OTOH, should be fired tomorrow. The drivers are entitled to their free speech but they are not thereby allowed to use company assets to express same. Had the drivers drove their buses to the route and blocked the route, that would be essentially the same thing.


5 posted on 11/14/2023 9:53:23 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (The Democrat breadlines will be gluten-free. )
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300 Jews deliberately left stranded? Surely there is a lawyer or two or three among the bunch …

Let me guess the color of the drivers.

6 posted on 11/14/2023 10:11:17 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: 11th_VA

More than likely, most of those Jews were Democrats and all of the bus drivers who called out sick were Democrats. And the Jews will probably continue to vote Democrat.


7 posted on 11/14/2023 10:13:10 PM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: 11th_VA

1). The Left controls every institution in America.

2). Jews have been expelled from the Left Coalition

A supermajority of them wanted a leftist America.

They bought the ticket. They should enjoy the ride.


8 posted on 11/14/2023 10:14:49 PM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: 11th_VA

Those drivers should have their licenses yanked and never be allowed to drive for a living again.

And check their Green Cards, deport as indicated.


9 posted on 11/14/2023 10:16:29 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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“Our right to assembly is a constitutional right -— and this was straight up blocking this.”
While I may support this group Jonathan Kaufman’s claim is straight up ridiculous.


10 posted on 11/14/2023 10:21:14 PM PST by A strike (Words can have gender, humans cannot.)
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To: Enterprise
I would think that if 300 people would pool their resources they could file a pretty powerful lawsuit against the drivers.

I would think so, too. It was such a tremendous chutzpah to deny those people what they paid for, and make them feel helpless and impotent. If they had known people in the local Jewish community, I'm sure they would have shown up to transport them. Or found schoolbuses from local Jewish schools to do so, free.

11 posted on 11/14/2023 10:24:46 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: Trumpet 1
More than likely, most of those Jews were Democrats and all of the bus drivers who called out sick were Democrats. And the Jews will probably continue to vote Democrat.

If those were observant Jews, then most of them would have been Republicans. It's mostly liberal Jews who vote dimmocrap, because of their marginal connection with their own religion. They substitute secular causes for Jewish ones.

12 posted on 11/14/2023 10:26:48 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: metmom

Your White Privilege is on the line.....


13 posted on 11/14/2023 10:35:25 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: 11th_VA

Hammie terrorist embeds in the US.


14 posted on 11/14/2023 10:40:05 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: EinNYC

Mossad should find the drivers.


15 posted on 11/14/2023 10:40:51 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: 11th_VA

It’s NoVa, not surprised. Most shuttle and charter bus drivers are some form of muzzie. Yank their CDLs.


16 posted on 11/14/2023 11:40:18 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: 11th_VA

A plain filled with Jews landing in Michigan?
I’m surprised they weren’t attacked.


17 posted on 11/14/2023 11:43:00 PM PST by NoLibZone (We have the nation we deserve The bad guys are willing to protest and riot while we email.)
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To: Reverend Wright

👍


18 posted on 11/14/2023 11:45:19 PM PST by SandwicheGuy ("Man is the only pack animal that will follow an unstable leader." Cesar Chavez)
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To: 11th_VA

This is a warmup, they’ll do this to christians too soon enough.


19 posted on 11/14/2023 11:51:58 PM PST by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: NoLibZone

A plane filled with Jews landing in Michigan?
I’m surprised they weren’t attacked.


The difference with Dagestan is that the CIA isn’t using social media to rile up a moslem mob to attack jews at the airport. (at least not yet)


20 posted on 11/15/2023 12:14:23 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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