FILE – A passenger wears a face mask as she waits in a socially-distance area for a Delta Airlines flight, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines will start paying flight attendants during the time that passengers are boarding. That’s a first for a major U.S. airline. Flight attendants in the U.S. generally don’t begin getting paid until the doors close after boarding. Delta said Tuesday, April 26, 2022, that the change will take effect in June, and it comes on top of pay raises for flight attendants. The pay increase comes as Delta faces another attempt by unions to organize its non-union flight attendants. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

An Israeli flight attendant has filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines, alleging that the company discriminated against her for being Jewish, and that she suffered harassment from antisemitic colleagues, although her complaints were ignored. One of many shocking claims in Sharon Lavy’s suit is that after she expressed concerns about antisemitism within the company, including allegations that co-workers supported Hamas, Delta retaliated against her, and used AI-Generated ‘deepfake’ videos to baselessly accuse her of wrongdoings and ultimately fire her.

Lavy claims that after she complained about antisemitism at the company and Hamas-supporting flight attendants, Delta began “ambush tactics” with a “series of unfounded and bizarre allegations regarding her in-flight conduct,”

Lavy’s lawsuit outlines a series of accusations made by the airline, including an allegedly fabricated deepfake video supposedly showing her on a flight she was not trained for. Lavy was accused of eating steak in front of passengers, not reading announcements during boarding because she was busy chewing, using her phone at forbidden times, refusing to serve coffee, and even kicking a coworker.

Lavy says these accusations were part of a smear campaign to get rid of her after she raised concerns about antisemitic treatment.

Lavy’s colleague, Roey Segev, filed a similar lawsuit weeks ago. The two bilingual flight attendants responsible for Hebrew-speaking passengers were reportedly criticized for taking too long to serve them. Both were ultimately fired.

In her complaint, Lavy describes an incident where the cabin manager allegedly acted in an overly hostile manner, shouting at Lavy and Segev in front of passengers and ignoring necessary rest periods for them.

Another incident involves a passenger’s complaint that he allegedly asked Lavy and Segev to make coffee, which they refused. Lavy points out inconsistencies, such as the use of professional jargon that only flight attendants would know, raising the suspicion it was fabricated. She also claims that a video showing the incident was digitally altered.

Lavy’s complaints began after the October 7 attack, when she and 44 colleagues complained about flight attendants who expressed support for Hamas. While management assured them their concerns were being addressed, Lavy says that no actions were taken against these workers.

As reported by VINnews