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| Israel Railways fires Arab workers |
| 2009-03-30 |
| State-owned Israel Railways said Monday it had fired around 40 Israeli Arabs after deciding only military veterans could do its jobs. The railways said its security department changed the criteria, adding, however, that it is interested in providing veterans work in the tight economy. The workers had acted as lookouts at crossings to prevent trains and vehicles from colliding. The railway denied that it was discriminating against its workers. It says the new job criteria would also apply to Israeli Jews who were disqualified from the military or chose not to serve for religious reasons. Most Israeli Arabs are not required to serve in the military. Modest beginnings |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 Info here. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-03-30 21:05 |
| #4 Israel has a railroad? From where to where? Electric or deisel? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-30 16:20 |
| #3 Aren't there some Bedouin that also volunteer? Or are we not treating Druze & Bedouin as "Arab" for Israeli ethnic political purposes? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-03-30 15:32 |
| #2 Most of the volunteers are Druze, IIRC. I'd assume they'd be eligible for these jobs, just as other military veterans. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-03-30 15:26 |
| #1 Most Israeli Arabs are not required to serve in the military. Some volunteer anyway. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-03-30 13:08 |