“Israel” to Hebraize Road Signs

Source: almanar.com.lb, 13-07-2009

The "Israeli" transport ministry said on Monday that it will get rid of Arabic and English names for cities and towns on road signs, keeping only the Hebrew terms.
"Minister Yisrael Katz took this decision that will be progressively applied," a ministry spokeswoman told AFP.
Currently "Israeli" road signs are written in Hebrew, Arabic and English, with the city names in each language. So Jerusalem (Al Quds) is identified as Yerushalaim in Hebrew, Jerusalem in English and Al-Quds in Arabic (along with Yerushalaim written in Arabic script).
Under the new policy the Holy City will only be identified as
Yerushalaim in all three languages. Nazareth (Al-Nasra in Arabic) will be identified as Natzrat and Jaffa (Jaffa in Arabic) will only be written as Yafo.
Katz told Yediot Aharonot that the move was a response to the Palestinian refusal to use Hebrew names for some ""Israeli" towns."