Overview

• Jewish advocacy organizations ACOM, the National Jewish Advocacy Center and the Organisation Juive Européenne announced coordinated legal action against Vueling, its crew and Spanish authorities.
• The U.S. Department of State has called for a complete investigation and its Office for Combating Antisemitism is examining reports of the minors’ removal.
• Vueling issued a July 28 statement rejecting any discriminatory intent and defending its crew’s actions as compliance with safety protocols.
• The airline maintains the group’s manipulation of life vests and oxygen masks created a high risk to flight integrity.
• France’s foreign ministry has formally sought clarifications from Vueling over the July 23 incident involving 44 French Jewish youths in Valencia.