Re: Swiss police probe hotel ski rental ban for Jewish guests

On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:58:49 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

In article <sqhlsi5ga4g89idjh300jimjhit4m4srma@4ax.com>,
Loose Cannon <efberg73@gmx.com> wrote:
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The Pischa mountain restaurant in Davos, Switzerland, has sparked a
police investigation after announcing it will no longer rent out snow
sports equipment to Jewish guests.

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How do they know the religion of their customers?

Because of their uncleanlyness. You can smell one of those animals
from a mile away. Remember the words of America's most famous General
from WWII, Gen. George S. Patton:


"We entered the synagogue, which was packed with the greatest stinking
bunch of humanity I have ever seen. When we got about halfway up, the
head Rabbi, who was dressed in a fur hat similar to that worn by
Henry VIII of England and in a surplice heavily embroidered and very
filthy, came down and met the General (Eisenhower)...The smell was so
terrible that I almost fainted and actually about three hours later
lost my lunch as the result remembering it."

~ General Patton in Germany, diary entry Sept 17, 1945

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This has caused another scandal in the alpine resort involving this
group of guests. The Graubünden cantonal police have launched an
investigation on suspicion of discrimination and incitement to hatred.
The restaurant at the Pischa mountain station no longer rents out
sledges, airboards, skis and snowshoes to Jewish guests. They are
being informed of this in a letter in Hebrew posted on site and
addressed disrespectfully as "our brothers", the online portal 20
Minuten reported on Monday.
 
According to the letter, various “annoying incidents” had led to the
rental stop.
 
The media office of the Graubünden cantonal police confirmed the
matter to the Keystone-SDA news agency on request. The police had
received a report from a private individual. "We have classified it as
a possible official offence and have therefore started an
investigation," said media spokesman Roman Rüegg.
 
On enquiry, the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) spoke of
a new "level of audacity". "An entire group of guests is being
collectively denigrated on the basis of their appearance and origin,"
wrote SIG Secretary General Jonathan Kreutner in a statement.
 
This is not just a moral and tasteful offence. "We will take legal
action or file a complaint for violation of the criminal offence of
racism", Kreutner announced.
 
For the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities, the rental ban is not
an isolated incident. There is a lot wrong in Davos. There are hotels,
restaurants and shops that do not warmly welcome Jewish guests.

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Well, I don't know how you'd enforce 'warm welcomes'.