Meha Ahmad, a producer for the Chicago radio show The Morning Shift on WBEZ, said she was refused a ride while standing in the street with her young family
A Muslim woman has claimed a Jewish Uber driver refused to allow her in his car because ‘Jerusalem belongs to the Jews’.
Meha Ahmad, a producer for the Chicago radio show The Morning Shift on WBEZ, said she was refused a ride while standing in the street with her young family.
She explained she was waiting at Chicago’s Navy Pier when her car – driven by a man – pulled up.
But when she tried to open the door, she claimed in a Twitter post, the driver would not unlock it.
‘Instead [he] lowers his passenger side window and obv[iously] wants to say something,’ she wrote.
‘I step up and he’s like “I can’t take you, I’m Jewish.” I’m like……. “Ok so?” He repeats “I’m Jewish, I can’t drive you”.’
She claimed at this point her family – including children aged two and five – were pleading to get in the car because they were cold.
But the man allegedly added: ‘I’m Jewish, I’m not letting you in’, before showing her a necklace to prove his faith.
Meha continued: ‘Then he’s like “I’m Jewish, JERUSALEM BELONGS TO THE JEWS, I CAN’T DRIVE YOU.”
She explained she was waiting at Chicago’s Navy Pier when her car – driven by a man – pulled up. But when she tried to open the door, she claimed in a Twitter post, the driver would not unlock it
Meha continued: ‘Then he’s like “I’m Jewish, JERUSALEM BELONGS TO THE JEWS, I CAN’T DRIVE YOU”‘
‘Finally I’m like “well you can cancel this ride bc I’m not about to get hit with a fee”.’
Meha, who previously worked for state-funded Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, claims she was then emailed by Uber.
A representative of the firm told her she was ‘sorry to hear about the experience’ but said it would not be possible to investigate due to a lack of evidence, Meha claimed.
The allegation comes days after President Donald Trump acknowledged Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in a move that upset many Muslims around the world.
A synagogue was firebombed in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday in an attack believed to be related to the announcement.
But not all Jews were pleased with President Trump’s declaration.
She explained she was waiting at Chicago’s Navy Pier when her car – driven by a man – pulled up. Pictured: A general view of Chicago
Some Twitter users who identified as Jews even replied to Meha’s post to apologize on behalf of the Jewish people.
Another user, however, accused her of fabricating the entire story.
Uber has been contacted for comment.