The Justice Department has reached an agreement with the owner of the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel at SeaWorld in Orlando for allegedly discriminating against people of Arab descent by canceling a conference at the hotel.

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The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida’s tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department over discrimination allegations

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Florida hotel discriminated against Arab American group after Hamas attack, Justice Department says

 The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida’s tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department after the agency sued alleging discrimination when the resort canceled a planned conference for an Arab American group in the weeks after the attack which triggered the war in Gaza.

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The Florida hotel canceled a summit held by the Arab America Foundation almost a month after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida’s tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department after the agency sued alleging discrimination when the resort canceled a planned conference for an Arab American group in the weeks after the attack which triggered the war in Gaza. The Justice Department’s complaint filed Thursday alleged that the owner of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld had d…

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida’s tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department after the agency sued alleging discrimination when the resort canceled a planned conference for an Arab American group in the weeks after the attack which triggered the war in Gaza. The Justice Department’s complaint filed Thursday alleged that the owner of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld had d…

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida's tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department after the agency sued alleging discrimination when the resort canceled a planned conference for an Arab American group in the weeks after the attack which triggered the war in Gaza.

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Florida Hotel Discriminated Against Arab American Group After Hamas Attack, Justice Department Says

An Orlando hotel has agreed to institute new anti-discrimination policies after abruptly canceling a planned conference by an Arab American group in the wake of the outbreak of hostilities in Gaza in 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Managers at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld claimed they were concerned about safety risks as they shut down the event, even though they had received no threats and had no evidence i…

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Falsely claiming it received threats, Orlando hotel canceled Arab American conference: DOJ

The federal government has settled with an Orlando hotel that was sued for discrimination after the hotel canceled the Palestine-supporting Arab America Foundation’s annual conference in November 2023. The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld canceled the group’s summit one week before it was scheduled. Hotel officials raised concerns the event would bring up support for Gaza and had fears about a public backlash and safety concerns at…

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Florida hotel discriminated against Arab American group after Hamas attack, Justice Department says

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