FOXNews.com: Saudi Arabian Airlines refuses Israeli passport holders to purchase tickets, says report

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Saudi Arabian Airlines refuses Israeli passport holders to purchase tickets, says report Jul 15th 2013, 14:20 Saudi Arabian Airlines reportedly is discriminating against Israeli citizens by refusing to let them fly from U.S. airports.  The New York Post reported that for customers booking on online, the airline's website has no drop-down menu options for anyone holding an Israeli passport, even though, as the Post pointed out,  there is a drop-down menu option for Antarctica citizens. The airline appears to  prevent passengers simply looking to transfer in Saudi Arabia to another country, as well.  "No city in the world has closer ties to Israel than we do, and yet Israeli citizens are being discriminated against right here at JFK. It's not only illegal; it's an affront to who we are," said public advocate, and mayoral candidate, Bill de Blasio, who conducted a recent telephone sting on the Mideast nation's airline. When a member of de Blasio called the airline --trying to book a ticket from JFK to Mumbai, India -- identifying themselves as an Israeli passport holder, the caller was told by an agent that they would not be able to fly. "Since you have Israeli nationality, you will not be allowed to go on Saudi Airlines," the agent said, after consulting a supervisor. Federal law says an "air carrier or foreign air carrier may not subject a person in air transportation to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or ancestry." FoxNews.com has reached out to Saudi Arabian Airlines seeking comment and has not gotten a response.

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