Delta Airlines offers vague response to ‘No Jews allowed’ policy

Tough couple of weeks for Delta: U.S. servicemen slammed the company, a British traveler claims someone at the airline urinated on his bags, and now its partnership with a Saudi airline is drawing sharp criticism.

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The left-leaning Huffington Post, centrist USA Today, and conservative WorldNetDaily all covered the story. According to WorldNetDaily‘s version:

“Delta Air Lines’ plan to add Saudi Arabian Airlines to its SkyTeam Alliance of partnering companies would require the American carrier to ban Jews and holders of Israeli passports from boarding flights from New York or Washington bound for Jeddah.”

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