A Spanish minister has sparked an anti-Semitism row with France after labelling dozens of French Jewish children 'Israeli brats' after they were expelled from a jet in Spain for 'unruly behaviour'.
French government ministers Aurore Bergé and Benjamin Haddad have condemned Spain's transport minister Óscar Puente for his comments, as well as the actions of the Spanish police who handcuffed the group leader of the Jewish passengers.
Some 44 French-Jewish students aged between 10 and 15 and several adults were escorted off Vueling flight V8166 as it waited on the tarmac at Valencia airport on July 23 ahead of its return to Paris.
The holiday camp the children were flying with accused Vueling of 'brutality' and filed a complaint against the airline, who claimed the passengers had been endangering the safety of the flight with 'disruptive behaviour'.
Spanish law enforcement and the airline carrier have come under fire for alleged anti-Semitism in the wake of the incident - accusations which they have both vehemently rejected.
