Jaffa Restaurant Closed Again for Employing Illegal Workers
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
The "Old Man and the Sea" restaurant in Jaffa was shut down for 30 days after police found two suspected illegal workers on October 4. This is the fourth closure for the establishment due to employing workers without permits. The employer was arrested and is under investigation. The restaurant previously faced closures and controversy during Operation Guardian of the Walls when its manager was involved in riots.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The "Old Man and the Sea" restaurant in Jaffa was closed for 30 days due to employing illegal workers.
- This is the fourth administrative closure for the restaurant for similar offenses.
- Police found two suspected illegal residents working at the restaurant during an operation on October 4.
- The employer, a 34-year-old Jaffa resident, was arrested and is under criminal investigation.
- The restaurant manager was previously involved in riots during Operation Guardian of the Walls.
The "Old Man and the Sea" restaurant in Jaffa has been issued a 30-day administrative closure order by the Tel Aviv District Commander, effective until November 3. This marks the fourth time the establishment has faced closure for similar reasons. The decision follows a police operation on October 4, during which officers discovered two individuals suspected of being illegal residents working at the restaurant without proper permits.
The employer, a 34-year-old Jaffa resident, was arrested and is under criminal investigation, though he was later released under restrictive conditions. Licensing officers reviewed the findings and presented them to the District Commander, who then ordered the immediate closure.
This incident is part of a recurring pattern for the restaurant. It was previously closed for similar offenses approximately five and four years ago. More significantly, about three months prior to this current closure, a police raid found 12 Palestinian laborers working in violation of their work permits, in addition to two suspected illegal residents.
The restaurant gained notoriety during Operation Guardian of the Walls when its manager, Ahmed Daoud, was accused of participating in Arab Israeli riots. He was charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail at a house in Jaffa, mistakenly believing it to be Jewish-owned, which resulted in an Arab child being burned. This event sparked widespread calls for a boycott of the restaurant, despite its reputation as one of Jaffa's most popular eateries.
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