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  • Shocker: Avis Car Rental Bars Israeli Executive From Renting

    From Bert@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 24 00:04:58 2015
    XPost: soc.culture.israel

    http://observer.com/2015/11/shocker-avis-car-rental-bars-israeli-executive-from-renting/

    On Saturday evening, Dov Bergwerk arrived at the Avis branch on
    West 76th Street and Broadway. 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.

    ...


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    bert@iphouse.com St. Paul, MN

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  • From Michael Ejercito@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 23 17:04:03 2015
    XPost: soc.culture.israel

    On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:04:58 -0000 (UTC), Bert <bert@iphouse.com>
    wrote:

    http://observer.com/2015/11/shocker-avis-car-rental-bars-israeli-executive-from-renting/

    On Saturday evening, Dov Bergwerk arrived at the Avis branch on
    West 76th Street and Broadway. 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.

    The subway, the jew bastard should take!


    Michael

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  • From betty33harris@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Michael Ejercito on Tue Dec 8 15:53:32 2015
    On Monday, November 23, 2015 at 7:04:12 PM UTC-6, Michael Ejercito wrote:

    The subway, the jew bastard should take!

    Does't run to Westchester, you should take the Metro North instead if thats not below you.

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