A Channel 13 News journalist who published an inciteful post against Chareidim on Wednesday was revealed to have engaged in brazen lies in a tweet that was viewed over two million times.
The reporter, Neria Kraus, the US correspondent for the left-wing Channel 13 News, claimed that she was asked to switch her seat on a flight from Tel Aviv-New York “because I’m a woman” and when she refused the United Airlines flight attendant yelled at her that the flight was delayed all because of her. She persisted in her refusal and the flight ultimately departed on time.
Kraus took a photo of the “offenders” – a group of four Chareidi men, writing: “Chareidim on a flight are trying to move me from seat to seat. Because I’m a woman. United Airlines aren’t taking care of it. They’re telling me that the flight won’t depart because of me. Bushah.”
Now even if the above story, was true, what is the “bushah?” Passengers aren’t allowed to make a request based on their religious beliefs? She didn’t write that the Chareidim engaged in any negative actions against her because she refused their request. However, as it turned out, even her “non-story” turned out to be false.
Media personality Daniel Amram did a little investigative work and located friends of the Chareidi man seen in the picture who expressed disbelief that such a scenario could have occurred, saying that the man, a well-known and respected figure in Brooklyn, would never have made a scene about sitting next to a woman.
Amram finally located the man himself who told him what actually happened. [The conversation in English can be heard in the video below.] The man said his son wanted to sit next to his friend and they politely requested if she would move one seat over. The man, who is clean-shaven and was wearing a cap at the time, said that the woman was friendly at first and seemed willing to agree to the request. But when he took off his cap and she saw his yarmulke, she immediately went crazy and started yelling about discrimination. He tried to calm her down by saying: “If you don’t want to move over, it’s fine,” but she was determined to make a public scene.
She not only made a scene but she tweeted a false “non-story” to millions of people and tried to publicly humiliate the Chareidi passengers by posting a photo of them.
Amram said that he tried contacting Kraus for a response but didn’t receive an answer.
Chareidi journalist Ari Kalman responded to the story by writing: “If only I would have known! I’ve been asked dozens of times on different flights to change seats because of non-Chareidi women who felt uncomfortable sitting next to a man or family members/friends who asked to sit together. If only I would have known how many ‘likes’ and attention I would have received, I would have taken photos and tweeted and incited.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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I’m sorry to say but women are like that
The first time I flew El Al I had a window seat and a choloni woman had the aisle seat (there was no one in the middle at the time of my request) and I asked if I could switch seats (tried to explain that I get claustrophobic and wouldn’t want to disturb her if I needed to get out) the stewardess moved me to a different place entirely because they thought I didn’t want to sit next to a woman
Fast forward to my last trip back from Israel and I was flying on el al again and the lady sitting next to my son (BH I had an aisle seat this time and my son had the middle seat) and she was told to sit up (for takeoff) so she misunderstood and thought for the whole flight and she got upset that the religious bachur was leaning back when she couldn’t
This is typical of the chilonim, to lie and lie and making them a bad name.How fare can the go with their liar
Why is is this story noteworthy? This is the sentiment, the mentality of Israelis. They hate Jews. With that meaning REAL Jews.
The hate is in their blood, in their brain in their heart. Pure unadulterated hatred to YIDDN. .What now? So they were exposed? Yay!
THE TRUTH IS BORING AND DOESN’T SELL COPIES. LIES ARE MORE INTERESTING.
Imagine what a miserable life she must live if any time she sees a religious Jew she is immediately consumed by hate.
It’s understandably wise to feel more comfortable wearing a baseball cap in Germany or Poland. But on a flight from Israel, with another Jew? What a shame!
Typical of United Airlines utilizing any lame duck excuse, just to cancel an entire ✈.
You know many repercussions & expenses result from canceling a flight.
All this coming on heals of Dr. David Dao, having his teeth knocked out on a United Airlines flight, at Chicago O’Hare Airport, on April 9th, 2017
In response to Miriam.
Yes you are right. But that is their Neshamot screaming for help.
Am i the only one who noticed the man telling the israeli reporter to NOT post this???
I went to a secular site this morning and posted the below and they never submitted the comment live, how telling.
If you want the truth instead of sensationalism all you have to do is google…
BRAZEN LIES: Israeli Reporter Posts False Story To Incite
I think it’s a good idea to not ask people to move their seats. It’s simply not polite. If you suffer from severe claustrophobia then arrange ahead of time to get an aisle. If you want your family or friends to sit together then arrange this and buy the seats together. You can ask politely if they don’t mind but they are more than welcome to decline since your the one who is being rude asking them to move their seats.
“Now even if the above story, was true, what is the “bushah?” Passengers aren’t allowed to make a request based on their religious beliefs?”
People can make any requests they want. It’s a free country. But it is shameful and is discriminating against people and making them feel subhuman. “Excuse me Miss, if you don’t mind, I belive your less of a human and would therefore like you to move your seat if you don’t mind. Thank you for your consideration.” THIS is how most people understand it when you ask them to move their seat because of your beliefs.
It doesn’t matter how nice and polite you are. Asking people to move because of an inherent problem within them automatically makes them feel bad and uncomfortable. For a frum woman, I’m shul it’s uncomfortable to be told to leave a room if men want to daven. But frum women do it and understand this despite this feeling because they are used to this culture. To expect someone from a different culture to have this understanding is unreasonable.
I tend to agree with Dan’s initial remark that you should think twice before asking someone to move. Derech eretz kadma l’Torah.
A few months ago I got on an 11-hour from from Tel Aviv to San Francisco, and found myself squeezed in between two secular women, a young single woman on my right, next to the window, and a married woman to my left, next to the aisle. For about ten minutes I kept my mouth shut, not knowing how to wriggle out of the situation peacefully. Then I noticed that the married woman’s whole family was separated from her, across the aisle. I hatched a plan, choosing my words carefully. “If you’d like to sit with your husband or one of your kids, I’d be willing to move into their seat and they could come sit here with you.” I was very pleased with my brilliant diplomacy, but my plan fell through unexpectedly. “Oh no, I’m fine.”
Uh oh, what now??
I sat it out for another half hour, and then there was amazing siyata d’Shmaya: The young lady went to sit with a friend a few rows back and the other lady switched with her husband, apparently because he had really long legs and the aisle seat worked out better for him. So for the remaining 10 hours I was beside a man and an empty seat (the only empty seat on the whole flight).
DAN THE…. you misunderstood. he asked if his sons friend could sit next to his son instead of her….. not because she was a woman. no harm in asking and not because of any inherent problem in her….