Rain Floods Nazareth Schools, Prompting Closures and Criticism
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Heavy rains flooded two educational institutions in Nazareth, Al-Qalaa School and Al-Ward kindergarten, forcing their closure on Tuesday. The Popular Committee criticized the appointed municipal committee for failing to address the issue and demanded swift action. Separately, an initiative to improve public spaces in the Arab Workers' neighborhood also reportedly failed due to a lack of response. Fadi Ajjawi of the United Arab List called for the resignation of the appointed committee's leadership and an apology to residents.
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- Rainwater flooded Al-Qalaa School and Al-Ward kindergarten in Nazareth, forcing student dismissals.
- The Popular Committee criticized the appointed municipal committee for failing to address the flooding.
- An initiative to improve public spaces in the Arab Workers' neighborhood reportedly failed.
- Fadi Ajjawi called for the resignation of the appointed committee's leadership.
- Ajjawi demanded an apology from the committee for the school flooding incident.
The Popular Committee in Nazareth announced on Tuesday that students from Al-Qalaa School and children from the Al-Ward neighborhood kindergarten were sent home after both institutions were flooded by rainwater. The committee urged the appointed committee running the Nazareth Municipality to quickly address the issue, noting that winter has not yet begun and that Nazareth students deserve to learn in suitable conditions.
In a separate matter, the Popular Committee stated that an initiative by the appointed committee to improve public spaces in the Arab Workers' neighborhood had failed. The initiative reportedly received no response except from lawyer Jihad Abu Ahmed and three municipal employees, which the committee views as reflecting a crisis of confidence between residents and the appointed committee.
Fadi Ajjawi, a member of the United Arab List's Political Bureau, called for the removal of the appointed committee, specifically its head Yaakov Afrati and General Director Nahida Mansour. Ajjawi demanded an apology from the committee to the city's residents for the school flooding incident. He stated, "After all that has happened, you must first apologize to the students' families and the people of Nazareth, and walk with your heads bowed in shame for what happened. If I were in your place, I would have personally gone and removed the water from the schools with my own hands. What happened is shameful and disgraceful, and we have not seen its like in the era of the Front or in the era of Nasrati."