A child and the director of a Bnei Akiva holiday camp in Britain were 'thrown' out of an Uber taxi on a country road in the middle of the night - after the driver initiated a discussion about Judaism and Israel.
The incident, which occurred about ten days ago, was revealed last weekend in the Jewish newspaper 'Jewish Chronicle' - and sparked a wave of condemnation.
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The two were driving around 3:10 a.m., on their way back to the movement's camp in Staffordshire, after visiting a nearby hospital.
During the ride, the driver started a conversation about religion and Israel, and at one point ordered the two to get out of the vehicle and left them on the side of the road in the middle of the night.
An email sent to the parents that morning stated: "During the drive back to the camp from the hospital, the taxi driver started a conversation about Judaism and then about Israel. After a while, the driver asked the two to get out of the vehicle and left them on the side of the road. They returned safely a short time later with the assistance of the Bnei Akiva team.".
The management added: "The safety and wellbeing of our attendees remains our top priority and we take this matter extremely seriously. We are working closely with the security organisation CST and Staffordshire Police to review what happened and implement additional security measures and procedures.".
Staffordshire Police confirmed the incident: "A taxi driver asked a man and a child to get out of the taxi after a conversation about religion. The investigation is ongoing.".
The Jewish security organization CST described the incident as "shameful": "A child who was taken to a hospital was thrown from an Uber vehicle on his way back to the camp. We reported the incident to Uber.".
An Uber spokesperson said: "What was described is unacceptable and our team of experts is urgently investigating the matter.".
