’Israeli’ Mayor Bars Arab Workers, Drawing Racism Charges

Local Editor

The Zionist mayor of Askalan in occupied Palestine said on Wednesday that he would freeze construction of bomb shelters in kindergartens, in order to keep Arab workers away from schools in the southern city.

Itamar Shimoni quickly came under fire after announcing via Facebook that he would cut off construction of shelters at any kindergarten where Arab workers were employed and also order the posting of armed guards outside kindergartens near building sites that employed Arab construction workers.

In his Facebook post, Shimoni thanked the Askalan Police for their cooperation, and an anonymous donor for providing the funds allowing the placement of armed guards in the kindergartens.

According to Shimoni, he said the measure was intended "to increase the personal security of parents, children and the educational staff," "Israeli" news site Walla reported.

The measures are illegal according to the Employment [Equal Opportunities] Law, which prohibits employers from discriminating between employees on the basis of race or religion, among others, according to "Israeli" Ynet.

MK Ahmad Tibi expressed his outrage over the Zionist mayor's announcement, suggesting he should be prosecuted for racist incitement.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team