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Old Jul 2, 2020, 12:53 am
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RedChili
 
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Originally Posted by M60_to_LGA
Of course they'll click purchase on El Al. Just as they regularly buy tickets on a hundred other airlines that fly every day of the week. Or do people seriously think they'll just choose never to travel again?
Of course they would travel, but they would choose to travel on an airline which does not violate the Shabbat commandment given to the Jewish people. Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM and others by definition cannot violate that commandment since these are not "Jewish" airlines.
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