Travelodge forced to apologise after Jewish guest confronted with 'Free Palestine' greeting on hotel room TV
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The 24-year-old tourist said it made him feel 'really uncomfortable' on his first visit to London
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Travelodge has apologised and launched an investigation after a Jewish guest was confronted with a personalised "Free Palestine" greeting on their room's TV.
Shared on social media by Jewish charity Shomrim, footage shows a television being turned on to reveal the message on screen as an automatic pop-up.
The guest, who has been named as Sruly Fogel, has been described as "visibly Orthodox Jewish" and had been visiting from New York at the time of the incident.
London Manor House Travelodge branch subsequently reported the incident to police and, upon further digging, discovered it was only the Jewish tourist's room which was affected.
It is understood that hotel chiefs examined activity logs, room swipe data, CCTV and grilled staff members as well as the room's occupant as part of the probe.
While the hotel chain failed to find a culprit, the company has started to roll out antisemitism training following what the chain dubbed an "antisemitic message".
Mr Fogel told Jewish News that the incident made him feel "really uncomfortable" and that he did not feel safe.
He further claimed that a member of staff at the north London hotel appeared hostile towards him while he was checking in, according to the police report.

The 24-year-old tourist said it made him feel 'really uncomfortable'
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The tourist, who was visiting London for the first time, was travelling with four others across two rooms at the hotel. The "Free Palestine" message was left in both rooms.
Asked whether this impacted his view of antisemitism in the UK, Mr Fogel said: "It seems really bad. I come from New York, and this sort of thing doesn’t usually happen."
New York City has a much larger Jewish population than Britain's capital.
While some 10 to 13 per cent of the Big Apple's population is Jewish, London's Jewish population sits at around 1.7 per cent.
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Mr Fogel said he was unable to complain at first as a manager could not be located after he checked in.
The next morning, a hotel manager apologised to the tourists.
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