In Chicago, an Israeli diplomat was pushed out of a Uber taxi because of Hebrew
In Chicago, an Israeli diplomat was pushed out of a taxi by Uber after he spoke a few words in Hebrew.
Photo: Itay Milner / Twitter
36-year-old man claims that the driver Uber He started swearing and pushed him out of the car on a busy highway after he heard the passenger speak Hebrew.
Milner, Deputy Consul General of Israel in the Midwest, shared his story on social networks.
He said that he was pushed around 18 hours during the rain on East Lower Wacker Drive near North Michigan Avenue.
“I just got pushed out of #uber in the middle of the highway just because I answered my mother’s phone,” Milner wrote in his first post to Facebook.
In the article on Facebook He goes on to say: “In 10 minutes of my trip, I said only two words in Hebrew, which made my driver shout at me”.
In the message in Twitter Milner wrote: "I can not believe that this is happening in America."
Company Uber replied to Milner at Twitter, stating: “We take this very seriously. Please send us a PM with your email address so that we can confirm it as soon as possible. ”
Spokesperson Uber reported that the specified driver no longer has access to the database Uber. This means that he cannot work for the company until an investigation is conducted within the company.
Milner said he was shocked by hundreds of support messages. Some people even offer to carry it.
“It’s great to see the community, not just the Jewish community, come together,” he wrote.
Milner said that he had not yet had time to file an application with the police, but he planned to do it in the coming days.
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