NAZARETH, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 (WAFA) - Arab local councils in Israel went today on a general strike in protest against failure of the Israeli government to respond to their demands to compensate them for the great losses suffered in light of the coronavirus pandemic and to treat them equally to their Jewish counterparts.

The strike, called for by the Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Councils, included all departments of the councils.

Heads of the Arab local councils yesterday protested outside the Israeli Ministry of Finance in West Jerusalem, with the participation of a number of Arab members of the Israeli parliament from the Joint List, in protest against the government‘s lack of response to their demands in compensating them for their losses during the coronavirus outbreak in the last two months compared to what the government has done for the Jewish local councils.

The protesters raised signs and chanted slogans condemning the Israeli government’s policy of systematic discrimination, rejecting its official racist policy towards the Arab masses and their councils.

T.R./M.K.