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.
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What is this Constitution they speak of?
I hope they were fired .
The DHS should be concerned that DC area bus drivers include Hamas supporters. But... just like after 9/11 they wasted time and effort frisking redneck grandmas instead of paying close attention to fighting age Islamic males with explosives an their pants or shoes... I guess it is too much to expect them to pay attention to potential problems from jihadi affiliated bus drivers.
I'm more sure of their religious persuasion.
These goatsmellin’, antisemite “bus drivers” each need have their asses sued individually. We don’t play this kind of muslim sh*t in America.
Sounds like the antisemite “drivers” committed a “hate crime” to me. The FIB should be all over this like stink on the FIB.
The bus company had a contract to perform. They did not and are liable for damages.
They will blame Republicans...bet on it.
And they couldn’t get off and use Uber to get there?
They couldn’t take the MetroRail train from Dulles to DC?
Something does not add up.
Check pics at the link. They were on chartered flights and were let off on the tarmac, not the terminal. Buses we’re supposed to drive to tarmac; but yes, Subway now runs from Dulles to downtown DC
I strongly support Israel’s right to exist, to fight back against attacks, to hunt down and destroy the Hamas-ruled entity that created those attacks and promises more.
That’s Israel.
For the West, the political antics and actions of the vast majority of JewLiberals in America and other countries has now blown back on them.
They have been expelled from the Leftist Coalition.
They previously burned all their bridges with the Right.
Their formerly Leftist allies have now declared them enemies.
They have become a very lonely two percent. And they have no-one to blame but themselves.
A supermajority of them wanted a leftist America. They wanted mass diversity immigration, open borders, and all the rest of it.
They wanted to fill up America and every country in the west with moslem immigrant bus drivers, and the like.
As I said. They bought the ticket. They should enjoy the ride.
Otoh 300 people cant get out of an airport for 11 hours?
how stupid or butthurt does someone have to be to insist they are victims for 11 hours when they could have hopped a cab, called another bus company,or rode the dc metro that runs to and from the airport right to the mall?
You dont have to keep playing the " poor me " card for 11 hours at an airport.
Dont stand there and cry, Get off the plane and make your way to the mall.
bunch of liberal Karens, demanding to speak to the bus company for 11 hours inst ad of getting off their asses and getting to the mall,
I dont hate jews, but they seem to be professional victims alot. accidentally step on their toes and they claim a broken leg, back i jury and siatica pain . sheese.
I doubt law suits but they should all be fired.
No, of course not, you just don't like them.
The article clearly states Because chartered flights cannot depart the tarmac without pre-organized vehicular transportation, those passengers who were unable to board the limited buses were forced back onto the plane and missed the entire day-long rally.
Maybe they should have set the plane on fire, broken through the Dulles airport fences, and hijacked a few buses. That's the way attendees at palestinian, BLM and Antifa rallies would handle it.
As to a deliberate and malicious walk out ? nobody was physically harmed, what was malicious about it? , I'm fine with that description. The good news for the left, if enough people share your opinions, organizing political rallies will be difficult for the right next year.
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The bus travel industry worldwide will pay for this going forward. Private is the only option.
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