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On 6/17/24 2:58 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <sqhlsi5ga4g89idjh300jimjhit4m4srma@4ax.com>,
>   Loose Cannon <efberg73@gmx.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> How do they know the religion of their customers?


Duh, by the way they haggle on the price of the rentals.  Holy fuck 
you're stupid.



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