‘Get Out Of My Office’: Israeli-American Woman’s Appointment Takes An Ugly Turn

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An Israeli-American woman said she was told to leave a Virginia permanent makeup studio after the owner learned she was Israeli.

Jessica Walton had gone to Karimi Brows in Alexandria for an eyebrow appointment with owner Fatana Karimi. The two had been discussing Afghanistan, and Walton later said she thought they were having a pleasant conversation about the country's culture.

Walton then told Karimi she was Jewish and half-Israeli.

🚨 JEWISH ISRAELI-AMERICAN WOMAN KICKED OUT OF VIRGINIA BUSINESS AFTER OWNER LEARNED SHE WAS ISRAELI

According to ILTV, a Jewish Israeli-American woman says she was denied service at Karimi Brows in Alexandria, Virginia, after the owner learned she was Israeli.

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"I don't support Israel," Karimi told her, per a video of the encounter captured by Karimi. Karimi added that she is "a big free Palestine" advocate and "massive for Palestine."

Karimi told Walton that the situation would have been different if Walton had said there was a genocide occurring or that she did not support the Israeli government's actions.

"Get out of my office," Karimi told her.

Walton protested that she had done nothing wrong and had not brought politics into the conversation.

"I didn't do anything wrong," Walton said. "I didn't say anything political."

Walton said she had come to the business for a service and argued that she was being treated differently because she was Israeli.

Walton then asked Karimi to return the deposit she had made for the appointment and said she would pursue legal action if it was not refunded.

According to Israeli news outlet ILTV, Walton did not receive her deposit back.

Karimi posted her own account of the appointment, accusing Walton of steering the conversation towards politics and arguing that she had repeatedly attempted to steer it back to eyebrows.

According to Karimi's business website, she received her permanent makeup license from Virginia's Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation in 2019 and specializes in eyebrow procedures, including microblading, nano techniques, and powder brows.