Dear Palestinian Bomber

Sami Habbas is an American army veteran who lives in California. He’s a native of the West Bank but has been living in the US for the past 51 years, since he was three years old. Apparently, someone thought it would be entertaining to edit his name in the credit bureau databases:

The address was his, but the name on the credit-card offer took Sami Habbas by surprise: “Palestinian Bomber.” “I thought it was a joke or something,” said Habbas, 54, a Palestinian American who served in the U.S. Army.

Habbas opened the letter, and the salutation read “Dear Palestinian Bomber.”

When he called the company, JPMorgan Chase & Co., provided his ZIP code and invitation number, two operators said to him: “Yes, Mr. Bomber, what can we do for you?”

“It’s very upsetting,” Habbas said. “I’m not what they are saying, a Palestinian bomber. That’s uncalled for. I have a name. My name is Sami Habbas.”

From this article in the Washington Post.