Antisemitism Served at Europcar Melbourne |
You’d expect a car rental company to apply its rules consistently. Yet in Melbourne, an Israeli tourist was refused a vehicle by Europcar because his driver’s license was in Hebrew and English. The English alone should have sufficed. Meanwhile, a Chinese tourist presenting a foreign license received no such refusal; staff were happy to accept a verbal translation. When challenged, Europcar reportedly admitted the decision was based on the customer’s nationality. Imagine if a tourist demanded not to be served by an employee because of their sex, age, or skin color; such behavior would rightly spark outrage. So why is discrimination tolerated when the target is Jewish?
Contrast this with Avis/Budget, whose staff, despite being fully booked, went out of their way to find a vehicle. Their response highlights one of the clearest lessons here: corporate values mean little if they aren’t applied consistently. Respect, Integrity, Service Excellence, these are supposed to be universal principles, not selective conveniences.
The problem is not limited to rental counters. During President Isaac Herzog’s recent visit, Premier Jacinta Allan delivered a speech in solidarity, yet outside Melbourne’s most secure venue, protestors chanted hostile slogans against Jews despite a heavy........