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A Jewish American flight attendant has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, alleging antisemitic discrimination and retaliation. Roey Segev, who works for Delta as a bilingual crew member fluent in Hebrew and English, claims the airline "engaged in a pattern of intentionally discriminating and retaliating against ethically Jewish and Israeli employees."
Segev, based in Florida, alleges that Delta compromised the safety of its Jewish employees by employing individuals who support Hamas. He states that four colleagues harbor animosity towards Israel but remain employed at the airline. The lawsuit follows an incident after Hamas' attack on Israel in October 2023, where Segev claims some flight attendants showed support for Hamas on social media, allegedly violating Delta's policies.
Employed since 2019, Segev reports satisfaction with his job until January last year when he experienced alleged discrimination. On January 15th, 2023, during a Tel Aviv to New York City flight, Segev accuses a purser of being "demonstrably antisemitic" by referring to passengers as “your people” and reprimanding him for speaking Hebrew. Despite complaints to Delta, Segev claims no response was received.
