On Saturday evening, Dov Bergwerk arrived at the Avis branch on West 76th Street and Broadway in New York City. Accompanied by his wife Ruth, the Bergwerks were planning to join friends for dinner in Westchester.
Mr. Bergwerk, a senior vice president and general corporate counsel at the Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva, got out his driver’s license, reservation number and “Wizard” loyalty card – he’s rented from Avis dozens of times before – and anticipated the usual smooth transition into a nondescript mid-sized sedan.
That’s when the trouble started.
A reservation agent named Angelline declined to honor Mr. Bergwerk’s reservation, saying that it was company policy not to recognize Israeli documents. Stunned, Mr. Bergwerk explained that he had rented from Avis many times, including a car from that very same office on Thursday, November 19 – only two days earlier.
Mr. Bergwerk asked Angelline to access the profile attached to his Wizard card, which shows that he is an executive at a giant multinational company who has no regulatory issues and has rented from Avis, including at that very branch, many times without incident.
She refused.
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Racist Bigots. Jew, Christians, you have no reason to be. When do we open up the "showers" and stoke the "ovens" Those folks were too nice. I hope they sue them for millions.
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Wow, that's the most @$$ backwards logic I've ever seen. You accuse others of being bigots then suggest genocide as a solution?!
ReplyDeleteGuess what, the Jews use the Christians to do their political bidding and the Christians support Israel because they think one day it will be destroyed and Jesus will come back. That's not a broad statement on everyone, just those in positions of authority. The rest of us are too busy working and trying to keep our heads above water.
You want to see racism. Read the Wolfowitz doctran. Then tell me if you see why people are burning US flags. This wonderful country has let its horrible government commit acts that are contrary to our values as a "Christian Nation" and has let the press feed us excusses for why these acts were nessasary. Running around the world toppling governments, putting puppets in charge so the top 1% can syphon off the natural resources of the 3rd world. These are not our values. This is not what we stand for. This nations birth came about FIGHTING that very same imperialist ideology. I would rather get killed by a terrorist, than live because I either committed or was complacent in truely evil acts.
Take a breath you holier than now idiot. With all that jibberish you expect anyone to take you seriously? ? Get out of the class room professor and get a real job. Like obama. Another so called SCHOLAR.
Delete11:12 here. I'm a waterman and registered republican. I spend my free time educating myself on history and politics so that when I open my mouth it is with an original thought and not just spouting recycled talking points from the morons running this country. If that makes me a "scholar" so be it. What do you do for a living, data entry?
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ReplyDeleteHow ya like that 'New World Order' now folks?
ReplyDeleteThis is what we get for allowing corporate take-overs and mergers., giant multi-national corporations are being allowed to run and ruin your lives., and, it's sanctioned by your government.
Not going to work out well for Avis. With close to 10,000 employees in the US and about 40,000 worldwide, if they company instructs traveling employees not to use avis it could put a dent in their bottom line.
ReplyDeleteI can only hope a top tier law firm handles his case of discrimination.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it discrimination to not rent a car to one religion, yet many of you cheer when Trump says another one should have holocost style religious registration. Please someone explain this to me.
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