"There was an explicit order not to let Arabs in": Compensation for a man who was not allowed to enter a lookout in the north
An Israeli citizen of Arab origin was denied entry to a lookout in the Galilee because the guard said there was an explicit order "not to let Arabs in." After seeing that Jewish visitors were allowed to pass, he filed a lawsuit. As part of a mediation agreement, he will be compensated 30,000 shekels and receive an apology.
An Israeli citizen of Arab origin, an operating room nurse in his 30s, went on a trip to a lookout in the Galilee with his friend. When they arrived at the shared entrance gate to the communities of Tsurit and Gilon, the guard refused to let them enter in their vehicle. After they insisted on finding out the reason, they were told that there was an explicit order "not to let Arabs in." Later, the two discovered that a Jewish family that arrived at the place was allowed to enter without any problem. The man filed a lawsuit against the cooperative associations of the two communities. As part of a mediation agreement approved by the court, it was agreed that he would be compensated 30,000 shekels, receive an apology, and that the instructions for the guards at the gate would be clarified. Attorney Uri Nerov, director of the legal department of the Center for Victims of Racism, said the incident deeply hurt the plaintiff: "He was terribly hurt by this. He is a normative person, an operating room nurse, sees himself as a good citizen, and suddenly got a slap in the face." Representatives of the communities apologized to the plaintiff and clarified that the things said do not reflect their policy.