Lyft (LYFT) has been accused of anti-semitism again. The ride-share company received similar complaints before, and is starting the new year with yet another incident. This time, X user Ken Book wrote that Lyft has banned his wife’s account for reporting an anti-semitic driver. His wife complained that the driver’s car sported a bumper sticker saying “free Palestine” in Arabic, accompanied by a map showing the entire state of Israel in the colors of the Palestinian flag. That graphic is widely understood as a statement of the wish to eradicate Israel of all Jewish people.
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Lyft’s decision to ban his wife’s account in response to her complain is shocking to many. According to Lyft’s Anti-discrimination policy, “Discrimination against riders or drivers isn’t tolerated on the Lyft platform.”
Lyft and Prior Anti-Semitic Incidents
Lyft has a history of anti-Semitic incidents. In October 2023, a Lyft driver struck a passenger in the face at San Francisco International Airport after hearing he was an Israeli Jew. That driver was charged with a federal hate crime, and Lyft eventually removed the driver from its rideshare service.
Then, in January 2024, police arrested a Lyft driver in the Washington, DC area. The driver had punched a recognizably Jewish passenger several times, after he left the vehicle. Lyft ultimately fired that driver.
TipRanks has requested a comment from Lyft regarding the current incident. Updates will be made to this article when and if Lyft responds.
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