France – French holiday group Club Med dropped a cruise to Lebanon after angering Jewish groups by banning passengers with Israeli passport stamps since Lebanese authorities would not let them land.
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The company had warned that those with Israeli visas or stamps in their passports could not board its boat, the Club Med II, for the Lebanon leg of the cruise since Lebanese authorities would bar them.
That drew a furious reaction from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an organization that campaigns against anti-Semitism, and the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France.
A statement by the Wiesenthal Centre quoted Club Med documents as saying: “Lebanese authorities will not admit on their territory… passport holders with a visa or Israeli stamp. These will be prohibited to board the Club Med II.”
The Wiesenthal Centre branded this “offensive language” and demanded an apology from Club Med “for the offense to world Jewry of your travel advisory”.
It rejected the company’s argument that Lebanon was responsible for the ban.
“The message is sadly reminiscent of the exclusion policy of World War II Vichy France,” the centre’s international relations director Shimon Samuels said in a letter to Club Med’s chief executive, Henri Giscard d’Estaing.
Club Med responded by cancelling the Lebanon leg of the cruise.
“In light of the emotion raised by the conditions of the Club Med II’s trip to Lebanon… Club Med has decided to cancel this trip,” communications director Thierry Orsoni said in a statement.
“It will be replaced by a new destination which will be announced soon.”
Way to go!
why would you go into the lions den? go to egypt the’ll kidnap you just as quick
Israel won’t mind the goyim landing there. Let them sail to Haifa or wherever.
Arabs practicing what they do best, racism. Israel is in existence 62 years now and the arab world still can’t get over it. The arab today, still showing off their raison d’etre, everlasting hatred and revenge.
Just try barring a muslim or arab from any place (incl the white house…) And see what happens
Was there really antisemitisim here? I don’t see why we have to make a big ‘stink’ out of everything!!
*m I wrong??
This is what the Obama strategy of engaging the Arab Nations has brought us — the return and embracement of Nazi Era policies and discrimination toward Jews.
What is shocking to me is that the Obama Administration has recently sold and delivered hundreds of advanced US Army Abrams M-1 Battle Tanks to the Lebanese Army which is now completely controlled by Hezbollah Terrorists and their Iranian Commando Force trainers.
This shows us that if we let our voices be heard in numbers then we can get results. The time for compacency is over if we want to survive. This is battle and if we don’t speak up and write to our politicians and newspapers and let them know that we are not happy, they will do whatever they want. The November elections will be very important. Any Democrat going along with Obama and his policies has to be voted out. Let him be surrounded by Republicans in the Senate and the House.
This shows us that if we let our voices be heard in numbers then we can get results. The time for compacency is over if we want to survive. This is battle and if we don’t speak up and write to our politicians and newspapers and let them know that we are not happy, they will do whatever they want. The November elections will be very important. Any Democrat going along with Obama and his policies has to be voted out. Let him be surrounded by Republicans in the Senate and the House.
BH this trip was cancelled. I think you all missed the point – why would a yid go to club med? in lebanon? you think the kashrus there is glatt? BH it was cancelled so a Yid would not be subjected to KOL minai tarfus!
yay! Now Lebanon has lost tourism business for its racist policies. Muslims are haters.