The manager of a leisure resort in the south of France has been arrested after refusing to allow entry to a group of Israeli youth due to his “personal beliefs,” French media reports.
French newspaper Ouest-France reports that the tour group of some 150 Israeli youth, ages 8 to 16, had made a reservation at the leisure resort well in advance, without incident.
But when they arrived at the center, located in Porté-Puymorens, in the southern Pyrénées-Orientales region, the 52-year-old manager turned them away, citing his “personal beliefs” as his reason for doing so.
The incident was reported to the police, who, according to the prosecutor’s office, detained him on suspicion of “discrimination on the basis of religion in the context of the offer or provision of goods or services.”
According to Ouest-France, the maximum sentence for this charge, if found guilty, is three years’ imprisonment.
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