Ultra-Orthodox Jews cause chaos on flight to Israel

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ultra orthodox jews - el al flightAn El-Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv was turned into an “11-hour nightmare” after hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish passengers refused to sit next to women.

According to those on board the flight descended into chaos because of their demands.

The flight was full with Israelis, secular, orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews – known as Haredim – flying home to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

Even though the passengers had been pre-assigned seats before boarding, the ultra-Orthodox Jews refused to accept the arrangements because their beliefs required that men and women were segregated.

As the aircraft prepared to take off, the haredi men, distinguishable by their black suits and in many cases wide-brimmed black hats, stood in the aisles rather than sit down, delaying the departure.

Others on board told ynetnews.com of their frustration, which was shared by the pilot who pleaded for everyone to sit down.

“People stood in the aisles and refused to go forward,” said Amit Ben-Natan, a passenger on the flight

“Although everyone had tickets with seat numbers that they purchased in advance, they asked us to trade seats with them, and even offered to pay money, since they cannot sit next to a woman.

“It was obvious that the plane won’t take off as long as they keep standing in the aisles.”

The flight took off after the haredim agreed to take their places to permit departure, before the chaos resumed once the seat belt signs were switched off.

One passenger described the entire experience as an 11-hour nightmare.

“El Al does everything it can to give its passengers the best possible service year-round,” an airline spokesman said.

“These days bring with them a peak in air traffic to Israel, and our crews on the ground and in the air are doing the best they can to address the needs and requests of all our travellers while trying not to fall behind schedule.”

The Telegraph

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26 responses to “Ultra-Orthodox Jews cause chaos on flight to Israel”

  1. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    God would be very weird if he chose people like this

    1. Hannibal Avatar

      now you talk sense… and let me add that people like these should not exist in this day and age.

    2. As a Jew, I do not consider them as Jewish. Where in the bible it was written that we need to live the way they are living? I consider them as a cult! They are definitely not the chosen people and they do not represent us.

      The majority of Israel is secular. We go to the army, study at Uni, work like dogs and hardly finish the month with 2-3 kids.They do not work , have 10 kids (which we pay for), they do not serve in the army and most of all – they try to dictate their way of living on us. NO WAY!

      The Jews through the history were hard workers and at the same time studying. Those parasites adopted an approach of just studying (they only declare of studying but we all know they do not) and wait to be supported by us.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        You’re right .. and there’s enough weird cults in the world.
        Why they didn’t put them off the plane is beyond me …. last week here one guy was taken off the plane because one woman didn’t like what he said and they are going to rag his ass in a court …. THIS GANG gets to fly and piss off everyone else for 11 hours?? Give us a break.
        In fact, they should be ‘Profiled’ …

        Ahhh yes! Indeed … It was a ‘Jewish Flight’ … already Profiled anyway.
        If the pilot landed the sucker somewhere to drop them off, he would have been hung.
        Maybe on a cross …. ;-)))
        (Remind me to not fly to Israel any time soon … )
        Maybe this is why my Jewish friend who had a pacemaker for 20 years, and who died recently, had problems … landed in Tel Aviv and spent the first week of his ‘holiday’ in hospital. Return journey landed him back in hospital for three months …. and went downhill steadily after. The pacemaker even got filled with the angst and wasn’t enough. Flying CAN be dangerous to your health … to Israel, it sounds ominous.

        1. Maborlz Ez-Hari Avatar
          Maborlz Ez-Hari

          I thought the ultra orthodox were banned from flying as a mode of transport, because its supposedly blasphemous to fly. They must of found a loop hole in their laws….. and yet they still havent figured out a way to sit next to a chick without getting a boner, mmmmm let us know when you do id like to know also.

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            At my age, it isn’t hard. :-))))))))))

            ( wonder if I convinced him… hmmm ..)

          2. They change the laws as it suits them. We speak about Isis threat in the middle East, but this is also a type of threat, don’t you think? Of you think about it,they actually managed to postpone a flight with hundreds of people on board for their goals to be achieved. Same effect of terror threat,no?

          3. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Yes. Sure it’s a threat … at least to the others they ‘disturb’ on a plane.
            But obviously, ANY concept of ‘equality’ can’t be said to have entered their minds, and ‘freedom’ is only under their rules. Terrifying to those of us who enjoy as many freedoms as possible without harming others.

      2. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        I don’t believe in God’s election of a people, but I do know and perfectly agree that we all suffer tough survival conditions as human beings, and we really don’t need parasites to make it worse.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          PRO-Filing ….

          So I’m standing in a bank, waiting as usual.
          In front of me, I can’t help but notice, is a guy in a long black slightly wrinkled trench-coat (it’s not raining), sort of rough-looking black pants … and what draws my attention is the nervous twitching. Body and head moving, but not in any harmonious way …. super-nervous …. hmmm … I never get close enough to smell them, as my ‘personal-space’ is what it is, but I edge back a little …. hmmmm … strange type for sure – even in this bank.
          Blonde enough to be Scandiavian … white skin with a sickly sheen … quickly darting looks back and forth to see if one of the ‘multi-coloured’ tellers is waving … one glance behind left shoulder only after each round of twitches.
          Curious … check it out, I think.
          Left arm holding a huge stack of … (adjust my position to view) …. several folded newspaper parts, 2 folded-back magazines as if reading articles … one book I can’t see a name on … some obviously loose papers … AND on the very top, a largish 3 inch-thick paper-back, well-thumbed version of … (holy crap) ’The KING JAMES BIBLE’ (it says). Some other words written I can’t see … Must be some version that decodes it for you, and ‘explains things’ – he doesn’t appear to be blind. (my hard-cover is nowhere near that thick)
          Now I’m really watching …. mostly the right hand as he approaches a teller, as it opens the coat to get …(I’m ready ..) ….. A wallet. The paper-pile lands on the counter as he fishes for his card …. Hmmmm … watch left hand now … ignore the Philippino standing on my neck giving his kids shit.
          Oh well, My turn … quick deposit and get out of there … ONE never knows .. after all.
          Assume the camera was watching …..

          1. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            That’s mescaline 5th lol

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Oh. Thanks … 😉 … and I was just wondering how the stewardesses managed to get the booze-trolly through the plane – let alone the peanuts. Hope no kids had to take a leak.
            But maybe these guys could ‘cop-a-feel’ every time a woman went. :-)))

          3. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            atwekhzinash damoizeil l3ebnelik be tizik

  2. Maborlz Ez-Hari Avatar
    Maborlz Ez-Hari

    Girl germs ooooooooooooohh yuki schmuki.

  3. Netanyahu > Ban Ki Moon: UN Council on Human Rights defends Hamas

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Give us the words … what do you call ‘defence’.??

      1. Need to ask Netanyahu

  4. Miss America in Israel: dirty photo shoot at the Dead Sea http://www.newsru.co.il/pict/slide/695267.html

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Well slightly dirty …. if the chaperones had not been there, the girls could have had fun.
      Is that one of those Seas you can walk across these days after they sucked it dry? 😉

  5. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Hope they left them in Israel. ‘No Fly’ on me.

  6. sweetvirgo Avatar
    sweetvirgo

    Where do they come up with this stuff?? They can’t sit next to a woman if its not their wife…blah blah blah. So stupid!!!

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I didn’t see that they allowed their wives to come along … 😉
      I think females were from the other sects.

      1. sweetvirgo Avatar
        sweetvirgo

        LOL…..I swear some of the things people do in the name of religion is just made up

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Well Sweets … As you know, I think it’s all made up in the first place … I just ‘hedge a bet’ on occasion .. and try to be a ‘good boy’. ;-))

          1. sweetvirgo Avatar
            sweetvirgo

            Good boy yes….and very naughty ;)))

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