The French Jewish youth forcibly removed from an airplane at an airport in Spain on Wednesday evening have been traumatized by the experience, the lawyer representing their summer camp says.
Julie Jacob, the lawyer for the Kineret Camp, tells i24 News that some of the children require psychological support after the camp director, four counselors, and 47 minors under age 15 were forcibly removed from a Vueling plane. Video footage that went viral shows the director of the program being pinned to the ground and handcuffed by security forces.
Witnesses have charged that the event was motivated by antisemitism. Vueling has stated that the removal was necessary due to the youths’ dangerous behavior.
Jacob says there is no evidence of any dangerous activity by the youth.
“No act threatening safety has been observed. Vueling’s statements are false, fanciful, and without evidence,” she says.
A complaint against the airline is being prepared, Jacob adds.
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